Another War That May Come To An End In Africa

A Malian soldier displays his weapon in the northeastern Malian town of Kidal in 2006. Malian officials and Tuareg rebels agreed Friday in Algiers to begin implementing a recently-signed peace accord and to resume peace talks in early September, APS said. (AFP/File/Kambou Sia)

Mali Officials And Tuareg Rebels Hold Talks In Algiers:
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ALGIERS (AFP) - Malian officials and Tuareg rebels agreed Friday in Algiers to begin implementing a recently-signed peace accord and to resume peace talks in early September, APS said.

Diplomatic sources said "a consensus" was reached between Bamako and the Tuaregs on ways to "reestablish confidence and create favourable conditions for resuming dialogue in the near future on substantial questions," the Algerian news agency reported.

The meeting, which took place Thursday and Friday, focussed on consolidating a July 21 peace agreement that Algeria brokered between Bamako and the Tuaregs. That agreement aims to put into effect the 2006 Algiers peace accord to end hostilities between the parties.

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