The 2015 Mali Peace Agreement was stagnated when ID began to advise the Coordination of Movements of the Azawad (CMA). ID’s support helped bring about the start of an initial disarmament phase and promoted the effective inclusion of women in the peace process. Our advice has helped the CMA to navigate an increasingly difficult context following successive coups that have culminated in the Transitional Government’s call to dissolve the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA) in 2023 and resume hostilities against the CMA with the support of Wagner Group mercenaries, formally ending the Agreement. ID continues to support their international engagement in this new challenging phase.

“Bandiagara Escarpment Mali” by Jialiang Gao www.peace-on-earth.org is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.