African leaders demand end to sanctions

African leaders issue a joint statement from a conference in Mauritania calling for the lifting of sanctions against Sudan. Bashir is among 11 leaders or government representatives at the meeting in Nouakchott of countries grouped by the “Great Green Wall” ecological initiative. The leaders do not specify which sanctions they want lifted.

For the sake of solidarity between the peoples of the member countries, the heads of state and government express their support for our sister republic of Sudan and call for the lifting of sanctions imposed on that country.