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CMA — Coordination of Azawad Movements

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CMA — Coordination of Azawad Movements

Coordination des mouvements de l’Azawad

AZAWAD MOVEMENTS — COORDINATION & LINEAGE · GROUPING · NOT A COMMAND

Part of Azawad movements — coordination & lineage

Azawad movementsMerged
Assessed as of
2024-11
Reviewed
2026-08-30
Confidence
high
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In brief

The separatist signatory coalition of the 2015 Algiers Agreement, which governed Kidal de facto for a decade; dissolved into the FLA in 2024.

Scope
Structure, role, lineage and links. 3 subordinate records published.
Subordination
Subordination confirmed
Sources
3 on the record
Record state
Partial

Broad area of activity

Kidal region above all; Gao and Timbuktu region strongholds.

Notable history

Formed for the Algiers process, the CMA governed Kidal de facto for nearly a decade while nominally implementing a peace agreement that never delivered. It fought MINUSMA’s departure war in 2023, lost Kidal, and chose unification over coalition — ending a decade in which “CMA” was shorthand for the northern question itself.

Strengths

International negotiating standing; control of Kidal 2014–2023.

Limitations

Internal rivalries among components; hostage to a peace process neither side implemented.

Subordinate formations

MNLA — National Movement for the Liberation of AzawadArmed movement · historical subordinationHCUA — High Council for the Unity of AzawadArmed movement · historical subordinationMAA — Arab Movement of AzawadArmed movement · historical subordination

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Lineage & institutional history

Formed 2014Reorganised 2024

Successors: Azawad Liberation Front (FLA)

The separatist signatory coalition of the 2015 Algiers Agreement, coordinating MNLA, HCUA and MAA factions; dissolved into the unified FLA in November 2024.

Key events

May – Jun 2015high confidence

Signing of the Algiers Agreement

The government, the pro-government Platform and the separatist CMA sign the Algerian-brokered Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation — decentralisation, integration of ex-combatants, and development for the north.

25 Jan 2024Affected organisationhigh confidence

Mali terminates the Algiers Agreement

Bamako formally ends the 2015 peace agreement, citing signatory violations and Algerian interference — months after retaking Kidal by force.

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Timeline2 developments link to this record
Sensitivity: HistoricalConfidence: HighSources: Established historical record · International Crisis Group↗ · UN Security Council and Panel of Experts reporting↗MethodologyCorrections

Assessed as of2024-11Last reviewed2026-08-30

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