West African leaders called on Sunday for military-ruled Mali to hold elections in February, and threatened further sanctions in January if Bamako fails to make any commitment towards returning to democracy.
"The heads of state... decided to keep the (deadline) of February 27, 2022 for elections in Mali," president of the West African Ecowas bloc Jean-Claude Brou told reporters in Abuja, adding sanctions would be imposed in January if Mali did not move to stage polls.
