The transitional government of Mali has officially announced the "immediate termination" of the Algiers Agreement, signed in 2015 with the northern Mali separatist groups, due to "acts of hostility and instrumentalization of the agreement by the Algerian authorities."
The transitional government of Mali announced on Thursday evening (January 25) the "immediate termination" of the Algiers Agreement signed in 2015 with the separatist groups in the northern part of the country.
This decision was justified by "the change in posture of certain signatory groups," as well as "acts of hostility and instrumentalization of the agreement by the Algerian authorities, whose country is the leader of the mediation," according to a statement read on state television by Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, spokesperson for the government installed by the military.
The Malian government "notes the absolute inapplicability" of the Algiers Agreement, "and, consequently, announces its termination, with immediate effect," emphasizes the statement.