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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced the lifting of sanctions imposed on the Republic of Guinea, following the overthrow of President Alpha Condé.
The decision was taken at an extraordinary summit of Ecowas heads of state in Abuja, Nigeria.
The organisation had imposed sanctions on Niger, Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso and suspended them because of military coups in those countries between 2020 and 2023.
On Saturday, Ecowas heads of state ordered the reopening of their land borders with Niger as well as the lifting of asset freezes against Niger’s ruling generals on “humanitarian grounds”.
Analysts say the bloc’s decisions signal its desire to ensure the junta-led nations remain as members.
