The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has
suspended Mali from the organisation over the ousting of President Ibrahim
Boubacar Keita.
Keita, Mali’s president, and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse
were arrested by rebel soldiers on Tuesday after weeks of unrest.
The Malian president on Wednesday announced his resignation,
saying his decision is to avoid bloodshed.
In a statement, ECOWAS asked all its members to close land and air borders to Mali.
It said sanctions will be meted out against “all the
putschists and their partners and collaborators”.
“ECOWAS has noted with great concern the seizure of power by
Malian military putschists,” the regional body said.
In June, opponents asked Keita, who had spent two out of his
five-year second term in office, to step down.
A resistance group, M5, also insisted that the
constitutional court must be dissolved before peace can return to the country.
The unrest was ticked off by the nullification of results of
31 parliamentary seats in the country’s elections and the awarding of victory
to some candidates, which the resistance group said was at the behest of Keita.
On July 10, riots led to the killing of some protesters by
security agents.
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