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How many paths have been traveled in the race against time in which ECOWAS had indirectly engaged the authorities of the transition of our country since the last summit held in Accra on the situation in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. Many advances have been made in a period of time to put the green signals on the lifting of the embargo weighing on Mali since last January. The latest advance to date is the publication on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 of the timetable for the upcoming elections, those which should mark the end of the current transition and the return to constitutional order in the country.At his meeting with the diplomatic corps accredited in Mali; meeting held on Monday, June 27, 2022 in the premises of his department, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.E Abdoulaye DIOP announced that a timetable will be released after consultation with the political forces. It is now done. The Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization obviously did not encounter any great obstacle to pass his calendar like a letter to the post office. Eyes fixed on Accra July 3, the game of understanding and concessions was worth the effort for each party. As a result, agreement was made on a timetable according to which the electoral college will be convened in October 2023 for the presidential election, the first and second rounds of which are scheduled for February 2024. The first and second rounds of the elections of deputies to the Assembly are scheduled for October and November 2023, the referendum for March 2023 and the elections for councilors of local authorities are scheduled for June 2023.This latest advance, in addition to the previous ones, which are the setting of the duration of the Transition, the establishment of a commission responsible for drafting a new Constitution, the adoption of the new electoral law by the National Council of Transition (CNT) and its promulgation by the Head of State, the establishment of the Independent Election Management Authority (Aige); Bamako seems to be entitled to see the lock of its sanctions jump at the very next opportunity that will lend itself to it.