The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) announced on Friday that it will be meeting to discuss lifting the sanctions imposed on Mali , Burkina Faso and Guinea following military coups.
African Union to discuss sanctions on suspended states
Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
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Since 2020 that all three countries have also been suspended from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) .
The African Union is yet to announce a date for the meeting to discuss lifting the sanctions.
Last week the three countries concerned called for the lifting of their suspension from the AU .
African Union representatives are meeting this weekend in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, in a summit aimed at accelerating the creation of a free trade area .