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Mali armed groups agree to end hostilities
[MAGHAREBIA] Malian gangs on Thursday (August 28th) agreed to cease all hostilities before peace negotiations resume next week in Algiers, AFP reported.

The six rebel groups also agreed during their Burkina Faso
...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other...
meeting on a united position for the upcoming talks with Bamako.

The United Nations
...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks...
envoy to Mali and mediators from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet the gangs on Friday before going to Algeria for the talks, which start on September 1st.
Posted by: Fred 2014-08-30
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