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Women in Peace Talks: Lessons Learned from Mali

Megatrends Policy Brief 23, 22.02.2024, 6 Pages

doi:10.18449/2024MTA-PB23

The integration of women leaders into Mali’s peace process between 2020 and 2022 was superficial, belated, and steeped in controversy. But it was a rare case in which women war-makers and mediators could influence high-level peace talks. Today, the Malian experience yields important lessons for mediators and policymakers.