Mali's Junta Terminates 2015 Peace Deal with Tuareg Separatists

The move, citing non-compliance by other signatories and hostile acts by Algeria, risks further destabilization in the conflict-ridden nation.

Mali's military junta has ended the 2015 peace deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, citing the impossibility of continuing due to other signatories not upholding their commitments and hostile acts by Algeria, the chief mediator.
The move risks further destabilizing the conflict-ridden West African nation, which has been plagued by violence since 2012, when Islamist militants hijacked an uprising by Tuareg groups.
The peace deal, known as the Algiers Accord, was brokered by the United Nations and was considered vital to stabilizing Mali.
Since the military takeover in 2020 and 2021, tensions have resurfaced, with the military teaming up with Russian military contractor Wagner Group and expelling French forces and UN peacekeepers.
The cancellation of the peace deal comes after months of hostilities between the military and the rebel groups, with the latter accusing the junta of abandoning the peace deal as early as July 2022.