Mali has suspended the 2015 peace agreement with rebel groups
The military regime in Mali has announced the termination of the important peace agreement of 2015 signed by the Northern separatist groups, following several months of hostilities between the rebels and the army.
Giving the information through television, the spokesperson of the government of Mali, Abdoulaye Maiga, has said that the military administration in the country wanted to see changes among the groups that signed the peace agreement but also the "hostile actions" of the main negotiator, Algeria. The spokesperson of the government of Mali has noted that the government of Bamako has identified the impossibility of implementing the agreement. In July 2022, the separatist rebels, united under the umbrella of the Movement of Azawad (CMA), had already accused the military regime of "not implementing" the agreement. The agreement, managed by Algeria, wanted the inclusion of the former rebels in the defense forces of Mali as well as more freedom in the areas of the country. This is reported in a situation where, last December, the United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali (MINUSMA) officially concluded its duties in the country after serving for ten years. This was explained by the spokesperson of MINUSMA. The departure of the United Nations peacekeeping force from Mali has raised fears of a resumption of fighting between the country's army and armed militia groups to control some areas of the country. The MINUSMA force had at least 15,000 soldiers and police in Mali in the last decade. In addition, 180 non-burning soldiers of the force have been killed in attacks between them and armed militia groups.
