ECOWAS The leaders have called on the international community to support the sanctions imposed on Guinea and Mali to promote peace, security and stability in the region.
West African leaders made the call in their statement, at the end of the 60th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, held in Abuja on Sunday.
The authority also reaffirmed its commitment to promoting peace, security and democracy in the region as a prerequisite for economic integration and development in the region.
He reiterated his great concern about the transition processes in Guinea and Mali, and pointed out that there are no clear indicators that lead to the restoration of constitutional order in accordance with the authority’s decision.
However, he welcomed the recent decision by Guinea’s transitional authorities to allow former President Alfa Conte to return home.
Regarding Mali, the authority took note of the official communication of December 9 from the Malian authorities that the calendar of the elections would be transmitted on January 31, 2022.
Regarding the security situation in the subregion, the authority expressed its concern about the deterioration of the security situation in the Sahel, and said that it was characterized by the repetition of terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria and the expansion of the attacks in coastal countries.
Therefore, it reaffirmed its determination to relentlessly combat terrorism.
“To this end, the authority welcomes the recent conduct by some member states of joint operations along the front-line country borders and ordered the commission to provide support for the planning and conduct of such operations. within the framework of the implementation of the 2020-2024 Plan. Action plan to eradicate terrorism in the region ”.
On the creation of a monetary union, the authority took note of the state of macroeconomic convergence within ECOWAS in the first half of 2021.
The authority also welcomed the reopening of land borders in ECOWAS for the free movement of people.
The summit also welcomed the ECOWAS Regional Public Private Partnership (APP), which would provide the platform to obtain alternative and innovative financing for regional projects.
It also noted a harmonized Regional Road Safety Policy, an action plan, a monitoring and evaluation framework and a Regional Road Safety Charter to guide the coordinated and harmonized improvement of safety in the ECOWAS region.
The summit adopted the ECOWAS Vision 2050, as well as the participatory process that presided over the development of the vision.
The vision aims to create “a fully integrated community of people in a peaceful and prosperous region with strong institutions that respect fundamental freedoms and work for inclusive and sustainable development.”
(YAYA)