A fundamental change of course is needed for Mali’s 2015 peace agreement to remain viable.
![The Malian police gather outside the Bourse du Travail where striking workers gathered to protest against the arrest of President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane by military personnel in Bamako, Mali, May 25, 2021 [File: AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AP_21145455719617.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

The Carter Center’s special advisor on Mali and a former US ambassador to Niger and deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs.
A fundamental change of course is needed for Mali’s 2015 peace agreement to remain viable.
![The Malian police gather outside the Bourse du Travail where striking workers gathered to protest against the arrest of President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane by military personnel in Bamako, Mali, May 25, 2021 [File: AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AP_21145455719617.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)