The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting on Sunday in Accra, Ghana, lifting the trade and financial sanctions that had affected Mali since January and validated the new timetable proposed by the authorities.
of Bamako for a transition period lasting until March 2024, media reports.
"It's done! We have decided to lift the economic and financial sanctions against Mali,” said a participant in the ECOWAS summit, quoted by the media.
The information was confirmed to AFP by an ECOWAS official who also participated in the Accra summit.
The Malian transitional authorities announced on Wednesday an electoral calendar fixing the presidential election in February 2024, the constitutional referendum in March 2023, and the legislative elections between October and November 2023.
This decision complements the adoption on June 17 of a new electoral law and the establishment of a commission responsible for drafting the new Constitution.
Last January, ECOWAS imposed a trade and financial embargo on Mali after the transitional authorities unveiled a plan to govern for five years.
On the other hand, West African leaders, meeting behind closed doors, agreed with the government of Burkina Faso for a two-year transition period starting July 1, 2022, according to the same source.
West African leaders met in Accra on Sunday to discuss the sanctions they have imposed on Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso.
At the end of this work, a final press release should be published by the regional organization to announce the decisions concerning Guinea, Mali, and Burkina Faso.