West African bloc Ecowas lifts sanctions on junta-led Niger
Ecowas said lifting of the sanctions had to be done for humanitarian reasons.
Source: theeastafrican.co.ke
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Ecowas said lifting of the sanctions had to be done for humanitarian reasons.
Their departure threatens to further weaken Ecowas, which has struggled to curtail a retreat of democracy in West Africa.
President Macky Sall came to power in 2012 as an honest, anti-corruption politician.