Mali moves away from the Algiers accords

Morocco would appear to be replacing Algeria as a ‘big brother’ to Mali, according to recent reports.

The military leadership in Mali, alongside several political parties and civil groups, decided on July 22nd after months of consultation, to replace the Algiers accords with the National Charter of Peace and Reconciliation, according to Yabiladi.

The step away from the accords has allegedly been in the works since January 2025 of last year, only weeks after joining an initiative proposed by King Mohammed VI which sought to expand Sahel country’s access to the Atlantic Ocean.

The new charter supposedly erases any previously agreed deals that occurred under Algerian mediation, “this includes the Tamanrasset Agreement of 1991, the National Pact of 1992, and the Algiers Agreement for the Restoration of Peace, Security, and Development in the Kidal region of July 2006” as purportedly said by Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga on July 20th.

The official announcement of the withdrawal follows talks in Bamako between President Assimi Goita, and Rudolph Atallah, who is a former U.S. representative responsible for counterterrorism under the Trump administration. Atallah allegedly led the delegation of security experts to Mali.

This comes after Algerian President Abdelimadjid Tebboune stated he would once again be available to mediate peace negotiations for the ongoing crisis in northern Mali, as reported by Maghrebi.org on July 21st. This was conditioned by the removal of Russian mercenaries from its borders which, at the moment, Mali leadership is not prepared to agree to.

Even though Wagner mercenaries did withdraw from Mali, they were directly replaced by the Africa Corps, which is directly controlled by the Russian government.

The Russo-Mali relationship has grown recently, with the two countries officially partnering on the construction of a gold refinery as of June 16th. In addition to this, General Goita travelled to Moscow on June 23rd to meet with President Putin, signing several agreements concerning a civil nuclear power program in Mali.

Yabiladi, Maghrebi.org