Mali signs ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels By Mathieu Bonkoungou OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Mali signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels on Tuesday, paving the way for government troops to return to the northern, rebel-held town of Kidal before a presidential election next month. At the heart of a region plagued by poverty and Islamic militancy, Mali won a 3.25 billion euros Western aid package last month aimed at shoring up ...
June 19, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Mali and Tuareg rebels sign accord OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Mali, which lost half its territory last year to a rebel invasion, signed an accord Tuesday with Tuareg separatists who still control the country's northernmost province, paving the way for the Malian military to return to the areas that remain under rebel control.
June 18, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
Moctar Ouane in AFP Ag Bahanga's group, "supported by other Tuareg bands from countries neighboring Mali, attacked military supply convoys and planted mines," Mali's Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane said.
Moammar Gadhafi in Boston Herald You need to stop putting in danger the future of the Tuareg community. For this reason, it's imperative that you put down your arms,says Gadhafi, according to the broadcast of his comments on Niger TV.