Le Mali au lendemain de l’opération militaire française : Nouvelles opportunités ou retour à la case départ?

The report examines the political and security shifts in Mali following the 2013 French military intervention. It notes a temporary strengthening of the interim presidency and a marginalization of the military junta, while highlighting the extreme difficulty of stabilizing the north due to the porous nature of armed groups and the lack of public trust in the MNLA. The author argues that while military gains were made, long-term stability requires deep governance reforms and a credible, inclusive electoral process rather than a simple return to the pre-coup political order.

• The launch of Operation Serval and the deployment of MISMA shifted the internal balance of power in Mali, increasing the authority of interim President Dioncounda Traoré and reducing the immediate political influence of the military junta's supporters. The political system experienced a "re-presidentialization," moving away from the previous arrangement that granted "full powers" to the Prime Minister.
• The attack on Konna by armed groups, including Ansar Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), and the Movement for Oneness and Justice in West Africa (MUJAO), invalidated previous strategies that attempted to separate Ansar Dine from terrorist entities through dialogue. This event clarified military targets and highlighted the fluid coalitions between northern armed groups.

APA

Théroux-Bénoni, L.-A. (2013). Le Mali au lendemain de l’opération militaire française : Nouvelles opportunités ou retour à la case départ? Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/SitRep2013_25Feb.pdf

Chicago

Théroux-Bénoni, Lori-Anne. Le Mali au lendemain de l’opération militaire française : Nouvelles opportunités ou retour à la case départ? Institute for Security Studies, 2013. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/SitRep2013_25Feb.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{throuxbnoni2013mali, author = {Théroux-Bénoni, Lori-Anne}, title = {{Le Mali au lendemain de l’opération militaire française : Nouvelles opportunités ou retour à la case départ?}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2013}, month = feb, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/SitRep2013_25Feb.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }