Following the special Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, held in Abuja, Nigeria, ECOWAS has imposed stiff restrictions on Niger Republic as the coup d’etat which ousted the democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, who is being held captive enters the 4th day.
See below the list of sanctions:
1. Closure of land and air borders between ECOWAS and Niger.
2. Institution of ECOWAS no-flight zone to all commercial flights to and fro Niger.
3. Suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between ECOWAS member states and Niger.
4. Freeze all service transactions including energy transactions.
5. Freeze assets of Niger Republic in all ECOWAS Central banks.
6. Freeze all Niger State and the state enterprises and parastatals in commercial banks.
7. Suspension of Niger from all financial assistance and transactions with all financial institutions.
8. Impose travel bans on the military officials and their families involved in the coup attempt including anyone who accepts to take a position in the military government.
