{"id":2523,"date":"2022-03-21T14:05:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2022-03-21T14:05:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:05:53","slug":"ecowas-envoy-leaves-mali-without-deal-on-election-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2523\/ecowas-envoy-leaves-mali-without-deal-on-election-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecowas envoy leaves Mali without deal on election date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?s=Mali\">Mali<\/a>\u2019s transitional government on Sunday said it had not yet reached an agreement with West Africa\u2019s regional bloc on when to hold elections that would restore democracy after a military takeover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The West African state was hit hard with sanctions in January after the military junta that first seized power in a 2020 coup proposed extending its rule until 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The interim authorities held negotiations with an envoy from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Bamako on Friday and Saturday and proposed a shorter 24-month transition period, which was rejected, the government said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">\u201cThe government of Mali regrets the lack of compromise at this stage,\u201d it said, adding that it remained open to agreeing a solution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">There was no immediate comment from ECOWAS, whose leaders have said they will gradually ease the sanctions, which include border closures and restrictions on financial transactions, if an acceptable timetable for elections is proposed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mali\u2019s transitional government on Sunday said it had not yet reached an agreement with West Africa\u2019s regional bloc on when to hold elections that would restore democracy after a military takeover. 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