The Court of Justice of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) suspends economic sanctions against Mali. The announcement was made this Thursday, March 24, 2022.

The judicial institution suspends the economic sanctions adopted against Mali on January 9 by the Heads of State of ECOWAS and UEMOA. The court notes that it can order a stay of execution in case of “emergency”. The arguments of the State of Mali as to this urgency are "founded insofar as (the) application (of) sanctions risks leading to consequences that are difficult to repair in view of the social, economic and financial impact ", she says. ECOWAS has until now conditioned a gradual lifting of its retaliatory measures on the presentation by the authorities of an “acceptable” electoral timetable.