# ECOWAS imposed sweeping sanctions and demanded restoration of constitutional order

Date: 2023

ECOWAS ordered border closures, suspension of commercial and financial transactions, asset freezes and other sanctions against Niger while demanding restoration of constitutional order and the release and reinstatement of Mohamed Bazoum.

## Drivers

- Tiani 2023 Niger coup: https://factrail.ai/drivers/tiani-2023-coup-niger

## Sources

- https://ecowas.int/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Final-Communique_Extra-Summit-on-Niger.pdf
- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/niger

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ecowas-niger-sanctions-ultimatum-2023