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]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AP_21145455719617.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

An associate director in the Carter Center's Conflict Resolution Program
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]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AP_21145455719617.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)