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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mali's government signed a cease-fire with a northern rebel faction Thursday, according to a government announcement on state radio.
The government of the West African nation and a group of ethnic Tuareg rebels have been holding talks in Libya since Monday. The Tuareg, a nomadic desert minority, sought economic development in the impoverished region where they live.
The government statement said the deal includes a cease-fire, a government pledge to decrease the number of soldiers in the north and a commitment by Libya to be involved in developing the region.
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