A rare UK press report on Mali, it starts with:
The worst violence between army troops and Touareg rebels in more than a year threatens to delay long-awaited accord, due to be signed today

(It ends with) Now, after over three years of civil war ordinary people in northern Mali are desperate for a return to security and normality, but a resolution is not yet in sight.
Link:http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...-deal-violence