In a statement released on Tuesday, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said he was available to help put in place a plan to end the crisis, which took into account both international demands and the legitimate aspirations of the Malian people. After the heavy sanctions imposed this weekend by ECOWAS in Bamako, the Algerian presidency pleads for a calm and realistic dialogue between the two parties.
Bring ECOWAS and Mali to dialogue but also the rapid return of civil power to Bamako: these are the objectives declared by Algiers
Abdelmadjid Tebboune thus joins the French and American voices who have asked the Malian junta to quickly organize elections. The Algerian president wants this year 2022 to be the year of the establishment of a unifying and consensual constitutional order.
While the Malian government is considering a transitional period of up to five years, Algeria believes ” reasonable and justifiable a firm period of 12 to 16 months “. She warns against the political, security and economic consequences that a long transition can have.
Only an inclusive approach could respond to Malian structural problems as well as to the many challenges that the government must meet, in particular that of the fight against terrorism, estimates the Algerian head of state.
As a neighboring country, friend and chairman of the Follow-up Committee of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, Algeria says it is ready to help de-escalate tensions between ECOWAS and Mali.