ECOWAS imposes asset freezes and travel bans on Guinea's military junta

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In this edition: West African political bloc ECOWAS slaps sanctions on the military junta ruling Guinea. Failure to provide a plan for a return to civilian rule has resulted in the junta's assets being frozen, with the threat of more severe sanctions also being laid on the table. Meanwhile, ECOWAS also condemns the military junta in Mali. Bamako has been in a stand-off with neighbouring Ivory Coast over 46 soldiers who have been held in Mali since July. Finally, an Ivorian-born man runs for office in Italy. Ahead of Sunday's parliamentary vote, our team meets the man dubbed the "Italian Bernie Sanders".