The African Union on Friday lifted its suspension of Mali which went into effect after a military coup toppled the West African nation’s government in August.
The sanctions included border closures and a ban on commercial trade and financial flows but not basic necessities, drugs, equipment to fight coronavirus, fuel or electricity.
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AU in a post on its official Twitter page wrote: “The Peace and Security Council, in view of recent positive political developments, has decided to lift the suspension it had imposed against Mali.”
The decision comes three days after the West African regional bloc ECOWAS announced it was ending its tough post-coup sanctions on Mali, saying it wished to back the country’s return to civilian rule.
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was forced out in August by soldiers following mass protests and although the coup was bloodless, it triggered widespread alarm among Mali’s neighbours.
