{"id":1151,"date":"2022-01-15T12:33:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T12:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/mali-is-senegal-the-big-loser-when-it-comes-to-ecowas-sanctions"},"modified":"2022-01-15T13:21:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T13:21:41","slug":"mali-is-senegal-the-big-loser-when-it-comes-to-ecowas-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/mali-is-senegal-the-big-loser-when-it-comes-to-ecowas-sanctions","title":{"rendered":"Mali: Is Senegal the big \u2018loser\u2019 when it comes to Ecowas sanctions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Will Ecowas\u2019 decision to suspend the goods trade and its financing &#8211; to and from Mali &#8211; end up hurting Senegal? And, by the same token, benefit Guinea and Mauritania? For now, everything remains uncertain.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEcowas wanted to strike hard with its sanctions. However, it is not in the interest of any state in the community for this situation to continue. The interdependence between Mali and the other countries in the zone means that closing land and sea borders \u2013 except for basic necessities \u2013 has a knock-on effect on neighbouring countries,\u201d a senior bank executive in Mali told us, following the 9 January announcement that the West African heads of state had imposed several punitive measures against the Bamako regime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Will Ecowas\u2019 decision to suspend the goods trade and its financing &#8211; to and from Mali &#8211; end up hurting Senegal? And, by the same token, benefit Guinea and Mauritania? For now, everything remains uncertain. \u201cEcowas wanted to strike hard with its sanctions. 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