Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3147 of 13 December 2024 implementing Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1770 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali

Article 1
Annex Ia to Regulation (EU) 2017/1770 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX
ANNEX
In Annex Ia to Regulation (EU) 2017/1770, entries 2, 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:
Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
‘2.
WAGUÉ, Ismaël
Place of birth: Bamako
Date of birth: 2.3.1975
Nationality: Malian
Passport number: diplomatic passport AA0193660 valid until 15.2.2023
Gender: male
Position: Minister for Reconciliation, Colonel-Major
Colonel-Major Ismaël Wagué is a key member of Colonel Assimi Goïta’s inner circle and was one of the main actors responsible for the 18 August 2020 coup, alongside Colonel Goïta, Colonel Sadio Camara, Colonel Modibo Koné and Colonel Malick Diaw.
On 19 August 2020, he announced that the army had taken power, and he then became spokesperson for the National Committee for the Salvation of the People ( Comité national pour le salut du peuple, CNSP ).
Ismaël Wagué is therefore responsible for actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Mali.
As Minister for Reconciliation in the Transition Government since October 2020, Ismaël Wagué was in charge of the implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali.
Through his statement in October 2021 and his perpetual disagreements with the members of the Permanent Strategic Framework ( Cadre Stratégique Permanent, CSP ), he contributed to the blocking of the Monitoring Committee of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali ( Comité de suivi de l’accord, CSA ), which led to the suspension of CSA meeting from October 2021 to September 2022. That situation obstructed the implementation of that Agreement, which was one of the “missions” of the political transition of Mali, as provided for in Article 2 of the Transition Charter.
On 25 January 2024, the Transition Government denounced the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali and declared its immediate termination. Since that date, there has been a significant increase in the authoritarian constraints imposed by the Transition Government.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Ismaël Wagué) in November 2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the political transition of Mali. On 3 July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.
Ismaël Wagué is therefore responsible for actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Mali, and is obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali.
4.2.2022
3.
MAÏGA, Choguel
Place of birth: Tabango, Gao, Mali
Date of birth: 31.12.1958
Nationality: Malian
Passport number: diplomatic passport DA0004473, issued by Mali, Schengen visa issued
Gender: male
Position: former Prime Minister
As Prime Minister from June 2021 to November 2024, Choguel Maïga led the Transition Government of Mali established following the coup of 24 May 2021.
Contrary to the timetable for reform and elections previously agreed with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in line with the Transition Charter, he announced in June 2021 the organisation of the National Consultations for Refoundation ( Assises nationales de la refondation, ANR ) as a pre-reform process and a precondition to the organisation of the elections scheduled for 27 February 2022.
As announced by Choguel Maïga, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in December 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 2025, thus allowing the Transition Authorities to stay in power for more than five years. Following a revised timetable presented in June 2022, providing for the holding of presidential elections in March 2024, the Transition Government announced on 21 September 2023 a further postponement of the elections.
On 25 January 2024, the Transition Government denounced the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali and declared its immediate termination. Since that date, there has been a significant increase in the authoritarian constraints imposed by the Transition Government.
ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Choguel Maïga) in 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 July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.
On 21 November 2024, Choguel Maïga was dismissed as Prime Minister by junta leader Colonel Assimi Goïta, following criticism by Choguel Maïga of the military junta.
As Prime Minister, Choguel Maïga was directly responsible for postponing the elections foreseen in the Transition Charter. Choguel Maïga was also directly responsible for the denunciation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, as well as for the authoritarian measures enacted by the Transition Government. Therefore, he has obstructed and undermined 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.
4.2.2022
4.
MAÏGA, Ibrahim Ikassa
Place of birth: Tondibi, Gao region, Mali
Date of birth: 5.2.1971
Nationality: Malian
Passport number: diplomatic passport issued by Mali
Gender: male
Position: Minister of Refoundation
Ibrahim Ikassa Maïga is a member of the strategic committee of M5-RFP ( Mouvement du 5 juin – Rassemblement des forces patriotiques ), which played a key role in the overthrow of President Keita.
As Minister of Refoundation since June 2021, Ibrahim Ikassa Maïga was entrusted with planning the National Consultations for Refoundation ( Assises nationales de la Refondation, ANR ) announced by Prime Minister Choguel Maïga.
Contrary to the timetable for reform and elections previously agreed with the Economic Community of West African States (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 27 February 2022.
As announced by Choguel Maïga, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in December 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 2025, thus allowing the Transition Authorities to stay in power for more than five years. Following a revised timetable presented in June 2022, providing for the holding of presidential elections in March 2024, the Transition Government announced on 21 September 2023 a further postponement of the elections.
On 25 January 2024, the Transition Government denounced the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali and declared its immediate termination. Since that date, there has been a significant increase in the authoritarian constraints imposed by the Transition Government.
ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Ibrahim Ikassa Maïga) in 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 July 2022, ECOWAS decided to maintain those individual sanctions.
In his position as Minister of Refoundation, Ibrahim Ikassa Maïga 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.
4.2.2022’
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3147 of 13 December 2024 implementing Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1770 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali

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