Mali: the ruling junta announces the “end with immediate effect” of the Algiers agreement

2024-01-25T20:57:23.494Z

Highlights: The junta in power in Mali announced Thursday evening the “end, with immediate effect’ of the important Algiers agreement signed in 2015. The junta invoked “the change in posture of certain signatory groups”, but also ‘the acts of hostility and exploitation of the agreement on the part of the Algerian authorities’ The agreement was signed with independence groups in the north of the country, long considered essential to stabilize the country. The announcement was read on state television by Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, spokesperson for the government installed by the military.

This agreement signed in 2015 has long been considered essential to stabilize the country.