59. Article 7(1)(d) of the Charter provides: “Every individual shall have the right to have his cause heard. This right comprises the right to be tried within a reasonable time” 60. The Court emphasises that the reasonableness of time is, in principle, assessed taking into account the complexity of the case, the conduct of the Applicant and that of the domestic judicial authorities.8 61. The Court recalls that for the Applicants, the alleged violation is based on three facts: first, the duration of seven (7) years for the proceedings from first instance to the judgment of the joint chambers of the Supreme Court; secondly, the duration of two (2) years between the first judgment of the Supreme Court and the judgment of the Bamako Court of Appeal9; and thirdly, the fact that the stay of proceedings before the Supreme Court was in force at the time of filing the instant Application before this Court. 62. On the first issue, the Court notes that during the period of seven (7) years, which the Applicants describe as unduly long, six (6) decisions were handed down: the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Kita delivered on 5 June 2013, the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Kaye delivered on 12 December 2013, the judgment of cassation and referral of the Supreme Court of Mali delivered on 10 December 2014, the judgment of the Supreme Court of Mali delivered on 27 June 2016 on BCM Loulo’s Application for a revocation, the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Bamako following the referral of the of 31 August 2017, the judgment of the Supreme Court delivered in joint chambers on 17 April 2018. 8 Wilfried Onyango Nganyi and others v. United Republic of Tanzania, Judgment (merits) (2016), 1 AfCLR 507, § 136. Alex Thomas v. United Republic of Tanzania, Judgment (merits) (2015) 1 AfCLR 465, § 104. Norbert Zongo v. Burkina Faso, Judgment (merits) (2014), 1 RJCA 219, §§ 92 à 97. 9 Under Article 173 (c) of Organic Law 2016 - 046 of 23 September 2016 establishing the organization, rules and functioning of the Supreme Court and the procedure followed before it, “a petition to set aside a judgment may be lodged when the challenged judgment is vitiated by an error not attributable to the interested party and which has affected the Court’s decision in the case”. 15