Document ID: 32022D2440
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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>13.12.2022&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 319/68</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2440
of 12 December 2022
amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>On 28&#160;September 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775&#160;<a>(<span>1</span>)</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>On 13&#160;December 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/2208&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a>, which established a new framework that allows for additional restrictive measures against individuals and entities responsible for threatening the peace, security, or stability of Mali, or for obstructing or undermining the successful completion of Mali&#8217;s political transition.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>On the basis of a review of the measures referred to in Article&#160;1a(1) and Article&#160;2a(1) and&#160;(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775, the restrictive measures should be renewed until&#160;14&#160;December 2023 and the statements of reasons and the identifying information for the five persons included in the list of natural persons and the list of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 should be amended.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 should therefore be amended accordingly,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 is amended as follows:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>in Article&#160;6(2), in the first sentence, the date &#8216;14&#160;December 2022&#8217; is replaced by the date &#8216;14&#160;December 2023&#8217;;</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>Annex II is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Done at Brussels, 12 December 2022.
For the Council
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES
( 1 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 of 28 September 2017 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali ( OJ L 251, 29.9.2017, p. 23 ).
( 2 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/2208 of 13 December 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali ( OJ L 446, 14.12.2021, p. 44 ).
ANNEX
Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX II
A. List of natural persons referred to in Article 1a(1)
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Identifying information</p></td><td><p>Reasons</p></td><td><p>Date of listing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>DIAW, Malick</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: S&#233;gou</p><p>Date of birth: 2.12.1979</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: B0722922 valid until&#160;13.8.2018</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: President of the National Transition Council (legislative organ of the political transition of Mali), Colonel</p></td><td><p>Malick Diaw is a key member of Colonel Assimi Go&#239;ta&#8217;s inner circle. As chief of staff of the third military region of Kati, he was one of the instigators and leaders of the&#160;18&#160;August 2020 coup alongside Colonel-Major Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233;, Colonel Assimi Go&#239;ta, Colonel Sadio Camara and Colonel Modibo Kon&#233;.</p><p>Malick Diaw is therefore responsible for actions or policies that threaten the peace, security and stability of Mali.</p><p>Malick Diaw is also a key actor in the context of the political transition of Mali, as President of the National Transition Council (CNT) since&#160;December&#160;2020.</p><p>The CNT failed to deliver in good time on the &#8220;missions&#8221; enshrined in the Transition Charter of&#160;1&#160;October&#160;2020 (&#8220;Transition Charter&#8221;) and that should have been completed within&#160;18 months, as illustrated by the CNT's delay in adopting the draft electoral bill. That delay contributed to delaying the organization of the elections and thus the successful completion of the political transition of Mali. In addition, the new electoral bill, as eventually adopted by the CNT on 17&#160;June 2022 and published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Mali on 24&#160;June 2022, allows the Transition President and Vice-President and the members of the Transition Government to be candidates for the presidential and legislative elections, in contradiction with the Transition Charter.</p><p>The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Malick Diaw) in November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. On 3&#160;July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.</p><p>Malick Diaw is therefore obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>WAGU&#201;, Isma&#235;l</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Bamako</p><p>Date of birth: 2.3.1975</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: diplomatic passport AA0193660 valid until&#160;15.2.2023</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Minister for Reconciliation, Colonel-Major</p></td><td><p>Colonel-Major Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is a key member of Colonel Assimi Go&#239;ta&#8217;s inner circle and was one of the main actors responsible for the&#160;18&#160;August&#160;2020 coup, alongside Colonel Go&#239;ta, Colonel Sadio Camara, Colonel Modibo Kon&#233; and Colonel Malick Diaw.</p><p>On&#160;19&#160;August&#160;2020, he announced that the army had taken power, and he then became spokesperson for the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (<span>Comit&#233; national pour le salut du people</span>, CNSP).</p><p>Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is therefore responsible for actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Mali.</p><p>As Minister for Reconciliation in the Transition Government since&#160;October&#160;2020, Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is in charge of the implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali. Through his statement in&#160;October&#160;2021 and his perpetual disagreements with the members of the Permanent Strategic Framework (<span>Cadre Strat&#233;gique Permanent,</span> CSP), he contributed to the blocking of the Monitoring Committee of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali (<span>Comit&#233; de suivi de l&#8217;accord</span>, CSA), which led to the suspension of CSA meeting from October&#160;2021 to September 2022. That situation has obstructed the implementation of that Agreement, which is one of the &#8220;missions&#8221; of the political transition of Mali, as provided for in Article&#160;2 of the Transition Charter.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233;) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. On 3&#160;July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.</p><p>Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is therefore responsible for actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Mali, as well as for obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>MA&#207;GA, Choguel</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Tabango, Gao, Mali</p><p>Date of birth: 31.12.1958</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: diplomatic passport DA0004473, issued by Mali, Schengen visa issued</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Prime Minister</p></td><td><p>As Prime Minister since&#160;June&#160;2021, Choguel Ma&#239;ga leads the Transition Government of Mali established following the coup of&#160;24&#160;May&#160;2021.</p><p>Contrary to the timetable for reform and elections previously agreed with ECOWAS in line with the Transition Charter, he announced in&#160;June&#160;2021 the organisation of the National Consultations for Refoundation (<span>Assises nationales de la refondation</span>, ANR) as a pre-reform process and a precondition to the organisation of the elections scheduled for&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022.</p><p>As announced by Choguel Ma&#239;ga himself, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in&#160;December&#160;2021, were boycotted by multiple stakeholders. On the basis of the final recommendations of the ANR, the Transition Government presented a new timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;December&#160;2025, thus allowing the Transition Authorities to stay in power for more than&#160;five years. In June 2022, the Transition Government presented to ECOWAS a revised timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;March 2024, which is more than two years after the deadline established in the Transition Charter.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Choguel Ma&#239;ga) in&#160;November 2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. ECOWAS underlined that the Transition Authorities have used the need to implement reforms as a pretext to justify the extension of the political transition of Mali and to maintain themselves in power without democratic elections. On 3&#160;July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.</p><p>In his position as Prime Minister, Choguel Ma&#239;ga is directly responsible for postponing the elections foreseen in the Transition Charter, and he is therefore obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali, in particular by obstructing and undermining the holding of elections and the handover of power to elected authorities.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>MA&#207;GA, Ibrahim Ikassa</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Tondibi, Gao region, Mali</p><p>Date of birth: 5.2.1971</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: diplomatic passport issued by Mali</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Minister of Refoundation</p></td><td><p>Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga is a member of the strategic committee of M5-RFP (<span>Mouvement du&#160;5 juin</span> -<span>Rassemblement des forces patriotiques</span>), which played a key role in the overthrow of President Keita.</p><p>As Minister of Refoundation since&#160;June&#160;2021, Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga was entrusted with planning the National Consultations for Refoundation (<span>Assises nationales de la Refondation</span>, ANR announced by Prime Minister Choguel Ma&#239;ga.</p><p>Contrary to the timetable for reform and elections previously agreed with ECOWAS in line with the Transition Charter, the ANR were announced by the Transition Government as a pre-reform process and a precondition to the organisation of the elections scheduled for&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022.</p><p>As announced by Choguel Ma&#239;ga, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in&#160;December&#160;2021, were boycotted by multiple stakeholders. On the basis of the final recommendations of the ANR, the Transition Government presented a new timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;December&#160;2025, thus allowing the Transition Authorities to stay in power for more than&#160;five years. In June 2022, the Transition Government presented to ECOWAS a revised timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;March 2024, which is more than two years after the deadline established in the Transition Charter.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. ECOWAS underlined that the Transition Authorities have used the need to implement reforms as a pretext to justify the extension of the political transition of Mali and to maintain themselves in power without democratic elections. On&#160;3&#160;July&#160;2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.</p><p>In his position as Minister of Refoundation, Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga is obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali, in particular by obstructing and undermining the holding of elections and the handover of power to elected authorities.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>DIARRA, Adama Ben</p><p>(a.k.a. Ben Le Cerveau)</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Kati, Mali</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: diplomatic passport issued by Mali, Schengen visa issued</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Member of the National Transition Council (legislative organ of the political transition of Mali)</p></td><td><p>Adama Ben Diarra, known as Camarade Ben Le Cerveau, is one of the young leaders of the M5-RFP (<span>Mouvement du&#160;5 Juin</span> -<span>Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques</span>), which played a key role in the overthrow of President Keita. Adama Ben Diarra is also the leader of Y&#233;r&#233;wolo, which is the main organisation supporting the Transition Authorities, and a member of the National Transition Council (CNT) since&#160;3&#160;December&#160;2021.</p><p>The CNT failed to deliver in good time on the &#8220;missions&#8221; enshrined in the Transition Charter and that were supposed to be completed within&#160;18 months, as illustrated by the CNT's delay in adopting the draft electoral bill. That delay contributed to delaying the organisation of the elections and thus the successful completion of the political transition of Mali. In addition, the new electoral bill, as eventually adopted by the CNT on&#160;17&#160;June&#160;2022 and published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Mali on&#160;24&#160;June&#160;2022, allows the Transition President and Vice-President and the members of the Transition Government to be candidates for the presidential and legislative elections, in contradiction with the Transition Charter.</p><p>Adama Ben Diarra has been actively advocating for and supporting the prolongation of the political transition of Mali during political rallies and on social networks, stating that the five-year extension of the transition period decided by the Transition Authorities following the National Consultations for Refoundation (<span>Assises nationales de la Refondation</span>,ANR) was a deep aspiration of the Malian people.</p><p>Contrary to the timetable of reform and elections previously agreed with ECOWAS in line with the Transition Charter, the ANR were announced by the Transition Government, as a pre-reform process and a precondition to the organisation of the elections scheduled for&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022.</p><p>As announced by Choguel Ma&#239;ga, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in December&#160;2021, were boycotted by multiple stakeholders. On the basis of the final recommendations of the ANR, the Transition Government presented a new timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in December&#160;2025, thus allowing the Transition Authorities to stay in power for more than&#160;five years. In June 2022, the Transition Government presented to ECOWAS a revised timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;March 2024, which is more than two years after the deadline established in the Transition Charter.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Adama Ben Diarra) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. ECOWAS underlined that the Transition Authorities have used the need to implement reforms as a pretext to justify the extension of the political transition of Mali and to maintain themselves in power without democratic elections. On 3&#160;July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.</p><p>Adama Ben Diarra is therefore obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali, in particular by obstructing and undermining the holding of elections and the handover of power to elected authorities.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
B. List of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 2a(1)
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Identifying information</p></td><td><p>Reasons</p></td><td><p>Date of listing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>DIAW, Malick</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: S&#233;gou</p><p>Date of birth: 2.12.1979</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: B0722922 valid until&#160;13.8.2018</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: President of the National Transition Council (legislative organ of the political transition of Mali), Colonel</p></td><td><p>Malick Diaw is a key member of Colonel Assimi Go&#239;ta&#8217;s inner circle. As chief of staff of the third military region of Kati, he was one of the instigators and leaders of the&#160;18&#160;August 2020 coup alongside Colonel-Major Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233;, Colonel Assimi Go&#239;ta, Colonel Sadio Camara and Colonel Modibo Kon&#233;.</p><p>Malick Diaw is therefore responsible for actions or policies that threaten the peace, security and stability of Mali.</p><p>Malick Diaw is also a key actor in the context of the political transition of Mali, as President of the National Transition Council (CNT) since&#160;December&#160;2020.</p><p>The CNT failed to deliver in good time on the &#8220;missions&#8221; enshrined in the Transition Charter of&#160;1&#160;October&#160;2020 (&#8220;Transition Charter&#8221;) and that should have been completed within&#160;18 months, as illustrated by the CNT's delay in adopting the draft electoral bill. That delay contributed to delaying the organization of the elections and thus the successful completion of the political transition of Mali. In addition, the new electoral bill, as eventually adopted by the CNT on 17&#160;June 2022 and published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Mali on 24&#160;June 2022, allows the Transition President and Vice-President and the members of the Transition Government to be candidates for the presidential and legislative elections, in contradiction with the Transition Charter.</p><p>The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Malick Diaw) in November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. On 3&#160;July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.</p><p>Malick Diaw is therefore obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>WAGU&#201;, Isma&#235;l</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Bamako</p><p>Date of birth: 2.3.1975</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: diplomatic passport AA0193660 valid until&#160;15.2.2023</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Minister for Reconciliation, Colonel-Major</p></td><td><p>Colonel-Major Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is a key member of Colonel Assimi Go&#239;ta&#8217;s inner circle and was one of the main actors responsible for the&#160;18&#160;August&#160;2020 coup, alongside Colonel Go&#239;ta, Colonel Sadio Camara, Colonel Modibo Kon&#233; and Colonel Malick Diaw.</p><p>On&#160;19&#160;August&#160;2020, he announced that the army had taken power, and he then became spokesperson for the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (<span>Comit&#233; national pour le salut du people</span>, CNSP).</p><p>Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is therefore responsible for actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Mali.</p><p>As Minister for Reconciliation in the Transition Government since&#160;October&#160;2020, Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is in charge of the implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali. Through his statement in&#160;October&#160;2021 and his perpetual disagreements with the members of the Permanent Strategic Framework (<span>Cadre Strat&#233;gique Permanent,</span> CSP), he contributed to the blocking of the Monitoring Committee of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali (<span>Comit&#233; de suivi de l&#8217;accord</span>, CSA), which led to the suspension of CSA meeting from October&#160;2021 to September 2022. That situation has obstructed the implementation of that Agreement, which is one of the &#8220;missions&#8221; of the political transition of Mali, as provided for in Article&#160;2 of the Transition Charter.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233;) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. On 3&#160;July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.</p><p>Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is therefore responsible for actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Mali, as well as for obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>MA&#207;GA, Choguel</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Tabango, Gao, Mali</p><p>Date of birth: 31.12.1958</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: diplomatic passport DA0004473, issued by Mali, Schengen visa issued</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Prime Minister</p></td><td><p>As Prime Minister since&#160;June&#160;2021, Choguel Ma&#239;ga leads the Transition Government of Mali established following the coup of&#160;24&#160;May&#160;2021.</p><p>Contrary to the timetable for reform and elections previously agreed with ECOWAS in line with the Transition Charter, he announced in&#160;June&#160;2021 the organisation of the National Consultations for Refoundation (<span>Assises nationales de la refondation</span>, ANR) as a pre-reform process and a precondition to the organisation of the elections scheduled for&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022.</p><p>As announced by Choguel Ma&#239;ga himself, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in&#160;December&#160;2021, were boycotted by multiple stakeholders. On the basis of the final recommendations of the ANR, the Transition Government presented a new timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;December&#160;2025, thus allowing the Transition Authorities to stay in power for more than&#160;five years. In June 2022, the Transition Government presented to ECOWAS a revised timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;March 2024, which is more than two years after the deadline established in the Transition Charter.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Choguel Ma&#239;ga) in&#160;November 2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. ECOWAS underlined that the Transition Authorities have used the need to implement reforms as a pretext to justify the extension of the political transition of Mali and to maintain themselves in power without democratic elections. On 3&#160;July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.</p><p>In his position as Prime Minister, Choguel Ma&#239;ga is directly responsible for postponing the elections foreseen in the Transition Charter, and he is therefore obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali, in particular by obstructing and undermining the holding of elections and the handover of power to elected authorities.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>MA&#207;GA, Ibrahim Ikassa</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Tondibi, Gao region, Mali</p><p>Date of birth: 5.2.1971</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: diplomatic passport issued by Mali</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Minister of Refoundation</p></td><td><p>Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga is a member of the strategic committee of M5-RFP (<span>Mouvement du&#160;5 juin</span> -<span>Rassemblement des forces patriotiques</span>), which played a key role in the overthrow of President Keita.</p><p>As Minister of Refoundation since&#160;June&#160;2021, Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga was entrusted with planning the National Consultations for Refoundation (<span>Assises nationales de la Refondation</span>, ANR announced by Prime Minister Choguel Ma&#239;ga.</p><p>Contrary to the timetable for reform and elections previously agreed with ECOWAS in line with the Transition Charter, the ANR were announced by the Transition Government as a pre-reform process and a precondition to the organisation of the elections scheduled for&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022.</p><p>As announced by Choguel Ma&#239;ga, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in&#160;December&#160;2021, were boycotted by multiple stakeholders. On the basis of the final recommendations of the ANR, the Transition Government presented a new timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;December&#160;2025, thus allowing the Transition Authorities to stay in power for more than&#160;five years. In June 2022, the Transition Government presented to ECOWAS a revised timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;March 2024, which is more than two years after the deadline established in the Transition Charter.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. ECOWAS underlined that the Transition Authorities have used the need to implement reforms as a pretext to justify the extension of the political transition of Mali and to maintain themselves in power without democratic elections. On&#160;3&#160;July&#160;2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.</p><p>In his position as Minister of Refoundation, Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga is obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali, in particular by obstructing and undermining the holding of elections and the handover of power to elected authorities.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>DIARRA, Adama Ben</p><p>(a.k.a. Ben Le Cerveau)</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Kati, Mali</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: diplomatic passport issued by Mali, Schengen visa issued</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Member of the National Transition Council (legislative organ of the political transition of Mali)</p></td><td><p>Adama Ben Diarra, known as Camarade Ben Le Cerveau, is one of the young leaders of the M5-RFP (<span>Mouvement du&#160;5 Juin</span> -<span>Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques</span>), which played a key role in the overthrow of President Keita. Adama Ben Diarra is also the leader of Y&#233;r&#233;wolo, which is the main organisation supporting the Transition Authorities, and a member of the National Transition Council (CNT) since&#160;3&#160;December&#160;2021.</p><p>The CNT failed to deliver in good time on the &#8220;missions&#8221; enshrined in the Transition Charter and that were supposed to be completed within&#160;18 months, as illustrated by the CNT's delay in adopting the draft electoral bill. That delay contributed to delaying the organisation of the elections and thus the successful completion of the political transition of Mali. In addition, the new electoral bill, as eventually adopted by the CNT on&#160;17&#160;June&#160;2022 and published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Mali on&#160;24&#160;June&#160;2022, allows the Transition President and Vice-President and the members of the Transition Government to be candidates for the presidential and legislative elections, in contradiction with the Transition Charter.</p><p>Adama Ben Diarra has been actively advocating for and supporting the prolongation of the political transition of Mali during political rallies and on social networks, stating that the five-year extension of the transition period decided by the Transition Authorities following the National Consultations for Refoundation (<span>Assises nationales de la Refondation</span>,ANR) was a deep aspiration of the Malian people.</p><p>Contrary to the timetable of reform and elections previously agreed with ECOWAS in line with the Transition Charter, the ANR were announced by the Transition Government, as a pre-reform process and a precondition to the organisation of the elections scheduled for&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022.</p><p>As announced by Choguel Ma&#239;ga, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in December&#160;2021, were boycotted by multiple stakeholders. On the basis of the final recommendations of the ANR, the Transition Government presented a new timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in December&#160;2025, thus allowing the Transition Authorities to stay in power for more than&#160;five years. In June 2022, the Transition Government presented to ECOWAS a revised timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;March 2024, which is more than two years after the deadline established in the Transition Charter.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Adama Ben Diarra) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. ECOWAS underlined that the Transition Authorities have used the need to implement reforms as a pretext to justify the extension of the political transition of Mali and to maintain themselves in power without democratic elections. On 3&#160;July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.</p><p>Adama Ben Diarra is therefore obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali, in particular by obstructing and undermining the holding of elections and the handover of power to elected authorities.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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