Ethnic groups in central Mali sign peace deal to end years of violence between herders, farmers 1
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Ethnic groups in central Mali sign peace deal to end years of violence between herders, farmers

Three “peace agreements” have been signed by representatives from herder and farmer communities that have become trapped in violence sparked by armed group attacks in central Mali, a Swiss mediator said. The accords bring together the Fulani – also called Peul – who mainly comprise semi-nomadic herders, and the Dogon, who are chiefly sedentary farmers.

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