Assimi Gota denounces ECOWAS Sikasso (Mali): We wanted to quarrel with Guinea when we chose the port of Conakry

The transitional president of Mali, Assimi Gouta, launched this irritation against this sub-regional body during a state visit to the Sikasso region. The update took place at the regional stadium on Saturday, June 22, 2024. After Sigou and Kayes, the Malian number one, who laid the first cornerstone of the future university in the region, condemned the economic terrorism of ECOWAS against his country, which is not common in the hinterland country. According to Guineematin.com’s correspondent in Bamako, Assimi Gouta will emphasize the strong ties between Conakry and Bamako, which were formed during the sanctions imposed on the country after the coup.

During the conflict with ECOWAS, we chose to let Guinea bear the national sovereignty that had been established in the face of economic terrorism for nearly four years. If the ship to the port of Conakry is priced at 5,000 yuan, the cargo to Mali is 15,000 yuan. The goal is to punish our shippers, encourage economic operators to strike against us and provoke an economic blockade so that supplies are no longer available, said Colonel Gota.

The Malian strongman would go further, saying the common currency created by colonization further undermines stability. Vigilant customs in recent months have intercepted large shipments of counterfeit F CFA notes by road and plane. “We want to make Mali a money laundering hub,” he said.

The President of Mali will complete the great unpacking of cotton, whose Conakry port concession is held by the Alport Turks. Everyone knows that we sell ports in the Guinean Sea. However, when payments are made abroad, the banks first deposit the funds in Bamako. The supporters of economic terrorism did not hesitate to oppose the countries where these banks are located, and 3 of them finally broke off commercial relations with us. The candidate invited to participate in the future presidential elections said that this will not lead to our abdication, because the march we have started is irreversible.

It was in a stadium full of Kendugu that he assessed the bottom of the Bamako-Conakry corridor. It was a way to put an end to the suspicion of local public opinion that General Mamadi Doumbouya had no sincerity towards the Malian Republic, with which he constituted the two lungs of one body.

From Sikasso (Mali), Keita Idrissa