Mali rebels to initial peace deal

[WorldNews]

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Mali's Tuareg-led rebel alliance will Thursday initial a peace accord that was drawn up with the government to bring stability to the conflict-hit west African nation, Algerian mediators and the rebels said. The Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) said it would initial the document to "honour previous commitments". "This decision also follows commitments made by the international mediation and accepted by the Malian side (government) to undertake discussions on the demands and comments by the CMA after initialling and before signing the final document," it said. Abdelaziz Benali Cherif, a spokesman for Algeria's foreign ministry, had earlier confirmed the CMA would signal its commitment to the document, thrashed out over months under UN auspices, in Algiers on Thursday.

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