US Congratulates Mali on Peace Deal

The Obama administration is congratulating the people of Mali for the peace agreement signed Saturday between Tuareg rebels and the government. A State Department spokesman said Sunday the U.S. will stand by the Malian people as they implement the deal to bring "the future of peace and prosperity all Malians deserve." The government and a coalition of loyalist militias signed the peace deal in May. But the Tuaregs and their allies had been holding out for more...

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