Mali’s National Transitional Council (NTC) has unanimously approved major revisions to the country’s Transitional Charter during a plenary session held on July 3.
All 131 members present voted in favor of the amended text, which establishes the Constitution of July 22, 2023, as the supreme law, overriding the Charter in case of conflict. The duration of the transition is now officially set at five years, with no limit on renewal.
The revised Charter also allows transitional leaders, including the president, government members, and NTC advisors, to contest future elections, lifting previous restrictions.
The reforms also introduce a legal mechanism to monitor the transitional process and align with outcomes from the Inter-Malian Dialogue of April 2025 and the National Refoundation Conference of December 2021.
General Assimi Goïta, who has led the transition since May 2021, is expected to promulgate the revised Charter to bring it into force.
These changes aim to balance institutional stability with transparency amid ongoing security concerns following the 2020 coup that toppled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
