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Mali Tuareg separatist rebels pull out of peace deal
Tuareg separatists in Mali say they are suspending participation in a peace deal, accusing the government of not respecting the accord reached in June.
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In a statement late Thursday, Mossa Ag Acharatoumane, a founding member of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) accused the Malian government of failing to live up to its promises made in the June agreement, signed in the capital of neighbouring Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou.
"Everything that they promised us in the accord has not been respected," he told the Associated Press news agency.
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Tuareg separatists have said that the government has not yet started prisoner releases in line with the Ouagadougou agreement. But observers say Tuareg fighters have been moving outside their bases in Kidal.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24291987
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In a statement late Thursday, Mossa Ag Acharatoumane, a founding member of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) accused the Malian government of failing to live up to its promises made in the June agreement, signed in the capital of neighbouring Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou.
"Everything that they promised us in the accord has not been respected," he told the Associated Press news agency.
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Tuareg separatists have said that the government has not yet started prisoner releases in line with the Ouagadougou agreement. But observers say Tuareg fighters have been moving outside their bases in Kidal.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24291987