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Mali Terminates 2015 Peace Agreement With Tuareg Rebels
Mali Terminates 2015 Peace Agreement With Tuareg Rebels
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A Tuareg-led revolt erupted in Mali in 2012. The government and Tuareg movements agreed to a truce in 2014 and a peace accord in 2015. However, the... 26.01.2024, Sputnik Africa
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On Thursday, Mali's government terminated a 2015 peace agreement with rebel Tuareg separatists.The military authorities, in a statement read on state television, said that the agreement could no longer be upheld due to the failure of other signatories to fulfill their obligations and the "hostile acts" committed by the chief mediator, Algeria, the media reported.Consequently, the authorities declared that the Algiers Accord, which was mediated by the United Nations, is no longer feasible and is terminated with immediate effect.Since 2012, Mali has been suffering from incessant terrorist attacks, when ethnic Tuareg militants seized large areas in the northern part of the country.The unrest in the region made it easier for terrorists to proliferate throughout the Sahel. Tensions in the area persisted despite the 2015 deal between the rebels and the Malian government.On June 30 last year, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to end the mission in Mali and complete troop withdrawal by the end of 2023. The decision came in response to a request from the Malian government, citing the mission's 10-year inability to address the security situation in the country.Thus, Mali began to rely more on its own forces in the fight against the rebels. In mid-November, Mali's interim president, Assimi Goita, announced that Malian forces had entered the northern rebel-held town of Kidal after inflicting heavy losses and conducting a raid. The Russian Foreign Ministry congratulated Mali on the liberation of the town, calling the victory "an important step towards restoring the state's territorial integrity and returning a legitimate government to the region."Moreover, in late December, Bamako recalled its ambassador from Algiers, accusing the North African nation of interfering in Mali's domestic matters by meeting with rebel leaders. The escalation has deepened diplomatic tensions between the two neighboring countries in their attempts to resolve the armed insurgency in northern Mali.
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Mali Terminates 2015 Peace Agreement With Tuareg Rebels
13:08 26.01.2024 (Updated: 17:29 26.01.2024) Christina Glazkova
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A Tuareg-led revolt erupted in Mali in 2012. The government and Tuareg movements agreed to a truce in 2014 and a peace accord in 2015. However, the destabilization led to increased radical Islamist activity, and the security issue spread to Burkina Faso and Niger.
On Thursday, Mali's government terminated a 2015 peace agreement with rebel Tuareg separatists.
The military authorities, in a statement read on state television, said that the agreement could no longer be upheld due to the failure of other signatories to fulfill their obligations and the "hostile acts" committed by the chief mediator,
Algeria, the media reported.
Consequently, the authorities declared that the Algiers Accord, which was mediated by the United Nations, is no longer feasible and is terminated with immediate effect.
Since 2012,
Mali has been suffering from incessant terrorist attacks, when ethnic Tuareg militants seized large areas in the northern part of the country.
The unrest in the region made it easier for terrorists to proliferate throughout the Sahel. Tensions in the area persisted despite the 2015 deal between the rebels and the Malian government.
On June 30 last year, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to end the mission in Mali and complete troop withdrawal by the end of 2023. The decision came in response to a request from the Malian government, citing the mission's 10-year inability to address the security situation in the country.
Thus, Mali began to rely more on its own forces in the fight against the rebels. In mid-November, Mali's interim president, Assimi Goita, announced that Malian forces had entered the northern rebel-held town of Kidal after inflicting heavy losses and conducting a raid. The
Russian Foreign Ministry congratulated Mali on the liberation of the town, calling the victory "an important step towards restoring the state's territorial integrity and returning a legitimate government to the region."
Moreover, in late December, Bamako recalled its ambassador from
Algiers, accusing the North African nation of interfering in Mali's domestic matters by meeting with rebel leaders. The escalation has deepened diplomatic tensions between the two neighboring countries in their attempts to resolve the armed insurgency in northern Mali.
