The Malian flag flies in Kidal, a step towards peace
CSA meeting in Kidal, February 11, 2021. AFP - SOULEYMANE AG ANARA
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The national flag flies in the governorate of Kidal, a first for 9 years.
A willingness on both sides to move forward in the implementation of the Algiers peace agreement.
The meeting of the CSA of a few hours garnered results according to the foreign partners of Mali present.
This is the first time that this meeting has been held in Kidal, still controlled by the ex-rebellion.
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With our special correspondent in Kidal,
Serge Daniel
It is a strong enough symbol since for 9 years, this is the first time that the national flag of Mali has been flown in the governorate of the city of Kidal.
The photo
of transitional president Bah N'Daw
also now sits there.
Undoubtedly, the ex-rebels, who are still masters of the city, have made a gesture.
There will be more if everyone plays their score, they say.
During the meeting of the CSA, Monitoring Committee of the Algiers Peace Agreement, the thorny problem of DDR (Disarmament-Demobilization-Reintegration) was also discussed.
The Malian Minister of Reconciliation, Colonel Ismaël Wagué, revealed that currently more than 400 ex-combatants from the northern regions of northern Mali are in training to integrate the reconstituted Malian armed forces when the time comes.
There was also talk of the return of basic social services to Kidal: the city is plunged into darkness, there is no drinking water, there is no health care.
During the meeting, the partners were full of praise for the Malian transitional authorities.
"
There is a new spirit with them
," said the representative of Minusma in Mali and his institution has decided to release a million dollars for drinking water to flow through the taps in Kidal.
► To read also:
Mali: first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Algiers accord in Kidal since 2015
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