[DW] Military leaders in Mali and Guinea are under pressure to follow a roadmap for elections after coups in recent years. The sanctions consist of travel bans and asset freezes.

[RFI] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday hardened its stance against military-ruled Mali and Guinea, imposing new individual sanctions and calling on both countries to honour timetables for a return to democracy.

[VOA] In response to human rights violations, the U.S. suspended Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on Tuesday, ending each nation's duty-free access to the American market.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Vivo Energy Uganda the company that distributes and markets Shell branded fuels and lubricants, has appointed Johan Grobbelaar to be its new Managing Director.

[White House] Washington, DC -- STATEMENTS AND RELEASES TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

[Nation] A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on Friday held talks with Guinean leaders as part of renewed efforts to resolve differences with the military junta.

[Nation] Guinea's strongman Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power last month, has sacked 42 generals and admirals in an apparent purge of the military top brass.

[African Arguments] The West African bloc and the African Union are suffering from a credibility problem, but they are not irredeemable.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Will Guineans finally benefit from the country's mineral wealth or will they continue to pay the price for its exploitation?