The CME was founded on November 11, 2017, by dissident groups of the
Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) and
Platform alliances. Groups in the CME demanded adherence to the
Algiers Accords of 2015. The five main groups present at the foundation of the CME were: •
Movement for the Salvation of Azawad - Chamanamas (MSA-C) (expelled in 2023 due to its affiliation with the
CSP-PSD) •
Coalition of the People of Azawad (CPA) The CME is not explicitly pro-government or pro-autonomy like Platform and the CMA respectively, but instead advocates for the recognition and inclusion of its member groups and the ethno-religious groups comprising them within the Malian peace process. == References ==