Trade
West African Juntas’ Import Levy Ends Duty-Free Regional Access
A truck from Mali leaves after loading goods in the industrial area near Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 30, a day after Junta-lead Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States.
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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso introduced new tariffs on imports from neighboring countries, ending a decades-long regime of free movement of goods in West Africa.
The new 0.5% levy takes effect immediately, according to a decree signed by Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita.