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NIGER
President promises Tuareg rebels amnesty if they lay down arms
After meeting Tuareg rebel leaders Sunday for the first time since the latest rebellion started two years ago, Niger's President Mamadou Tandja said that he was prepared to grant them amnesty if they laid down their arms.
NIGER
Tuaregs kidnap Western tourists, says Mali official
Tuareg rebels in eastern Mali have abducted a group of foreign tourists on the border with Niger. They included two Swiss, one German and a Briton, a senior Malian military officer said.
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MALI
Army claims victory in clashes with Tuareg rebels
The Malian army claims to have crushed Tuareg rebel groups in an offensive in which the rebels "went packing". Reports say the "offensive" involved small-scale skirmishes from a distance and that no one was killed.
MALI
Scores killed in gun battle at military post
The Mali defence ministry has confirmed nine soldiers were killed and 12 injured in a Tuareg rebel attack on a military post in the north of the country. Other sources say up to 20 Malian soldiers and many rebels were killed in the incident.
NIGER
Tuareg rebels claim responsibility for UN envoy abduction
Fighters from the Front des Forces de Redressement, a Tuareg rebel group active in Niger, said in a statement that they are holding a UN special envoy for the region, Canadian Robert Fowler, who went missing on Sunday.
MALI - PEACE TALKS
Malian govt and Tuareg rebels agree to ceasefire
Mali's government and Tuareg nomads fighting for greater autonomy have agreed to a truce after talks brokered by Algeria. Both sides pledged to address remaining issues, including the fate of prisoners and refugees in the country's north.
NIGER-TUAREG
Appeal blocks release hope for Niger journalist
A public prosecutor on Monday blocked the release of prominent Niger journalist Moussa Kaka after a judge ordered his conditional release, now leaving his fate in the hands of an appeals court ruling.
MALI - REBEL ATTACK
Tuareg attack kills government soldiers
Tuareg rebels attacked an army post in Abeibara, near Mali's northeastern border with Algeria, killing at least 10 government soldiers. A Tuareg source told AFP the attack was launched to avenge the April 2008 death of rebel leader Barka Cheik.
MALI
Tuareg rebels claim capture of 33 Malian soldiers
Tuareg rebels captured 33 Malian government troops during clashes on Thursday in northern Mali in which several rebels were wounded, a local leader said.
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