Days after the launch of the Inter-Malian Dialogue by the military authorities, several political parties and civil society remain opposed to the process.

Many of these associations boycotted the municipal phase of the inter-Malian dialogue which ended on Tuesday.

The objective of the dialogue is to restore a climate of peace in a nation already devasted by years of insurgency and political divide.

But the recent suspension of activities of all political parties and associations by the transitional government amid calls for the return to constitutional rule adds to the multidimensional challenges.

Augustine Kollie has this report filed by WADR’s Bamako correspondent Aliou Thiam.