# ECOWAS imposed sweeping sanctions after Mali proposed a prolonged transition

Date: 2022

ECOWAS imposed extensive economic and financial sanctions after Mali's transitional authorities failed to meet the agreed February 2022 election timetable and proposed remaining in power for several more years.

## Drivers

- Goïta junta and AES break: https://factrail.ai/drivers/goita-junta-and-aes-break

## Sources

- https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/08/09/mali-rights-reforms-crucial-civilian-rule
- https://www.ecowas.int/la-cedeao-pour-un-retour-a-lordre-constitutionnel-au-mali/?lang=fr

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ecowas-major-sanctions-mali-2022