“Mali government officials will meet northern Tuareg separatist rebels in Algiers on July 16, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday, indicating progress in their stalled peace talks. The meeting will be the first since clashes in the northern Tuareg stronghold town of Kidal in May during which some 50 Malian soldiers were killed. “
Source: Mali to meet northern Tuareg rebels in Algiers on July 16: Fabius | Reuters
