Mali junta eyes new peace talks after ending accord with separatists
MALI'S junta issued a decree to establish a committee to organise national peace and reconciliation talks, a day after it ended a 2015 peace deal with Tuareg separatist rebels and accused mediator Algeria of interfering in its affairs. The decision to end the so-called Algiers accord threatens to further destabilise the conflict-torn West African nation. Algeria, which shares a border with Mali more than 1,300 km long said the decision could put the entire region at risk. In an apparent move to establish a new internal peace process, the junta's decree outlined the structure of a committee and the steps it should…
