Mali Rebels Sign Initial Peace Agreement

Mali's Tuareg-led rebels signed up to a preliminary peace agreement with the government on Thursday as a gesture of "good faith" to end decades of separatist fighting, but said they would need more guarantees before signing a final accord. Mali's government accepted the U.N. and Algerian-backed deal in March, but the Tuareg-led coalition argued that the proposal fell short of their demands for the northern region, which they call Azawad, and sporadic fighting has...

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