During the evening of Thursday 24 August, the European Union hailed the signature the previous day of a truce between the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) and the platform of pro-governmental armed groups in Mali after two months of violent clashes. These groups have committed to no longer using their weapons and to freezing their positions.
In a press release, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) stated that this is an important step forward towards...