Roadmap to Sustainable Political Stability and Peacebuilding in Mali: Framework Appraisal (1905 – 2016)

Roadmap to Sustainable Political Stability and Peacebuilding in Mali: Framework Appraisal (1905 – 2016)

Khadijah Sanusi Gumbi^1,2, Gbadebo Collin’s Adeyanju³

¹Centre for Empirical Research in Economics and Behavioural Science (CEREB), University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany.

²Media and Communication Science, University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany.

³Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.9010179

Received: 23 August 2025; Accepted: 28 August 2025; Published: 30 September 2025

ABSTRACT

Mali had witnessed recurrent armed rebellion since 1962, especially in the North. The 2012 rebellion led to loss of its northern territory, mainly due to catch of loose arms owing to state failure in Libya. However, a new peace process had begun. The paper examined the conflict management strategies deployed and its effectiveness. The root causes of conflicts in Mali lies in decades of unresolved grievances in the Northern territory, exacerbated by neglect by the central government. It is rooted in long-standing structural conditions e.g., feeble state institutions; ineffective governance; fragile social cohesion; deep-seated animosity due to political and economic exclusion. The conflict management strategies have been effective; based on its outputs leading to significant pathways towards political stability such as: bringing all actors to the negotiation table, brokering 2015 Peace Agreement, completion of a more representative political transition process, among others. These efforts are paramount to lowering the mistrust.

Keywords: Roadmap, Political Stability, Conflict Management Strategies, Mali, Tuareg, Peacebuilding, West Africa, MINUSMA.

Roadmap, Political Stability, Conflict Management Strategies, Mali, Tuareg, Peacebuilding, West Africa, MINUSMA.

Roadmap to Sustainable Political Stability and Peacebuilding in Mali: Framework Appraisal (1905 – 2016)

Khadijah Sanusi Gumbi^1,2, Gbadebo Collin’s Adeyanju³

¹Centre for Empirical Research in Economics and Behavioural Science (CEREB), University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany.

²Media and Communication Science, University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany.

³Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.9010179

Received: 23 August 2025; Accepted: 28 August 2025; Published: 30 September 2025

ABSTRACT

Mali had witnessed recurrent armed rebellion since 1962, especially in the North. The 2012 rebellion led to loss of its northern territory, mainly due to catch of loose arms owing to state failure in Libya. However, a new peace process had begun. The paper examined the conflict management strategies deployed and its effectiveness. The root causes of conflicts in Mali lies in decades of unresolved grievances in the Northern territory, exacerbated by neglect by the central government. It is rooted in long-standing structural conditions e.g., feeble state institutions; ineffective governance; fragile social cohesion; deep-seated animosity due to political and economic exclusion. The conflict management strategies have been effective; based on its outputs leading to significant pathways towards political stability such as: bringing all actors to the negotiation table, brokering 2015 Peace Agreement, completion of a more representative political transition process, among others. These efforts are paramount to lowering the mistrust.

Keywords: Roadmap, Political Stability, Conflict Management Strategies, Mali, Tuareg, Peacebuilding, West Africa, MINUSMA.

Roadmap to Sustainable Political Stability and Peacebuilding in Mali: Framework Appraisal (1905 – 2016)

Khadijah Sanusi Gumbi^1,2, Gbadebo Collin’s Adeyanju³

¹Centre for Empirical Research in Economics and Behavioural Science (CEREB), University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany.

²Media and Communication Science, University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany.

³Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.9010179

Received: 23 August 2025; Accepted: 28 August 2025; Published: 30 September 2025

ABSTRACT

Mali had witnessed recurrent armed rebellion since 1962, especially in the North. The 2012 rebellion led to loss of its northern territory, mainly due to catch of loose arms owing to state failure in Libya. However, a new peace process had begun. The paper examined the conflict management strategies deployed and its effectiveness. The root causes of conflicts in Mali lies in decades of unresolved grievances in the Northern territory, exacerbated by neglect by the central government. It is rooted in long-standing structural conditions e.g., feeble state institutions; ineffective governance; fragile social cohesion; deep-seated animosity due to political and economic exclusion. The conflict management strategies have been effective; based on its outputs leading to significant pathways towards political stability such as: bringing all actors to the negotiation table, brokering 2015 Peace Agreement, completion of a more representative political transition process, among others. These efforts are paramount to lowering the mistrust.

Keywords: Roadmap, Political Stability, Conflict Management Strategies, Mali, Tuareg, Peacebuilding, West Africa, MINUSMA.