The government of Mali will officially adopt a new National Charter for Peace and Reconciliation on June 30, 2025, as part of a sweeping political transformation following the country’s withdrawal from the 2015 Algiers Peace Agreement earlier this year. Drafted between February and April 2025 through nationwide consultations, the Charter is composed of 16 titles, 39 chapters, and 105 articles, and presents a sovereign framework for addressing Mali’s ongoing security crises, institutional weaknesses, and social fragmentation. It emphasizes values such as patriotism, national unity, conflict mediation rooted in tradition, and a renewed social contract with the population.
The document also outlines a roadmap for institutional reform, including commitments to judicial independence, anti-corruption enforcement, press freedom, and transparent governance. Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga chaired the final review meeting on May 20, alongside the Charter’s lead drafter and former Prime Minister Ousmane Issoufi Maïga.
The Charter’s release follows the controversial dissolution of all political parties and associations on May 13, 2025, and the repeal of existing political legislation. Transitional authorities have defended these moves as necessary steps in resetting the state and laying the foundation for a new political architecture, which is currently being drafted. However, observers have expressed concern over the exclusion of signatory armed groups from the consultation process. Many of these groups, previously engaged in dialogue under the Algiers framework, remain active in parts of northern Mali, where the security situation remains fragile.
Despite these criticisms, the government maintains that the Charter represents a “national consensus” and will serve as the cornerstone for restoring peace, stability, and sovereignty. The full Charter will be made public ahead of its formal adoption at a national ceremony in Bamako, and its implementation is expected to guide Mali’s political future in the lead-up to eventual elections under a new constitutional and legal order.
