Mali may struggle to reinvigorate its peace process

Significance

However, the current peace process appears to offer little prospect of overcoming the challenges faced in the fractious north and increasingly violent centre.

Impacts

• The Algiers Accord faces strains as non-signatories proliferate, but with no viable alternative it will remain the main vehicle for peace.
• The G5 Sahel Joint Force may reduce its presence and visibility in combat zones, even as France puts more emphasis on it.
• The prime minister, who struck key deals with northern groups to facilitate elections, now faces the test of building deeper processes.