Muammar Gaddafi, self-proclaimed King of Kings, has brokered a peace deal between Taureg rebels (formerly Gaddafi gave material support to the Tauregs) and the governments of Mali and Niger.
Mali, Niger, Tuareg rebels pledge peace: Libya
RABAT (Reuters) - Mali and Niger have agreed a comprehensive peace deal with Tuareg rebel groups under which 1,100 fighters have already laid down their arms, said Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who sponsored the accord.
Nomadic Tuaregs launched uprisings in the Sahara in the 1960s and 1990s, and renewed rebellions since early 2007 against the governments of Niger and neighbouring Mali have increased instability in a region where al Qaeda cells also operate.
Al Qaeda's North African wing has heightened insecurity in the area where international resource firms such as France's Areva and Canada's Cameco have operations.
"It is a historical day and momentous hour as our Tuareg brothers in Mali and Niger have decided to make peace and lay down their weapons," Gaddafi said late on Tuesday.
Gaddafi, chairman of the African Union, was addressing commanders of Tuareg rebel movements and representatives of Mali and Niger governments gathered to endorse the deal at the Libyan oasis town of Sabha.
His remarks were carried by state news agency Jana.
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