The Court composed of: Imani D. ABOUD, President; Ben KIOKO, Rafaâ BEN ACHOUR, Suzanne MENGUE, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA, Blaise TCHIKAYA, Stella I. ANUKAM, Dumisa B. NTSEBEZA, Denis D. ADJEI - Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar. In accordance with Article 22 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Protocol”) and Rule 9(2) of the Rules of Court1 (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”), Judge Modibo SACKO, Vice President of the Court and a national of Mali did not hear the Application. In the Matter of: Issiaka KEÏTA and Others Represented by Yacouba TRAORE, Secretary General of the National Federation of Mines and Energy Versus REPUBLIC OF MALI Represented by Issaka KEÏTA, Advocate at the Bar of Mali; after deliberation, renders this Judgment: 1 Rule 8(2) of the Rules of the Court dated 2 June 2010. 1