Mali has agreed to accommodate genocide convicts from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in its prisons, the independent Hirondelle news agency reported. According to an ICTR press release, agreement was signed last Friday between the Tribunal in Arusha, Tanzania, and the Malian government. Mali is the first country to sign a formal accord to this effect, and negotiations are under way with other countries such as Senegal and South Africa, Hirondelle said.
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