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Donor Support – 1995

Once peacemaking initiatives through civilian participation began in 1995, donor agencies started to show some interest in supporting the peace process. With this in mind, the government of Mali held a two-day meeting with donor agencies in northern Mali in July 1995. Donor agencies promised $200 million development aid to northern Mali.¹ A number of recommendations were made during this meeting, and many focused on the rehabilitation of those displaced during the conflict and land issues. In the meeting, donors and development partners allegedly acted expeditiously on the funding requirement under the emergency resettlement program, and thus released the funds available.² But for the cantonment process, donor agencies did not provide support because they were suspicious of the government’s intentions.³ However, the UNHCR did provide support for the repartition of refugees.

1. “Mali Tuareg War Ends As Foes Burn Weapons,” Africa News, April, 1996.
2. “MALI; Government-donors Timbuktu meeting issues recommendations,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, July 20, 1995.
3. Robin-Edward Poulton and Ibrahim ag Youssouf, A Peace in Timbuktu.