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Ivorian foes clinch peace deal


Ivorian rebels must now start
disarming by mid-October

Former rebels and opposition figures in Ivory Coast have signed a deal to rejoin the government.

The breakthrough came during two days of talks attended by 13 African presidents and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in Ghana's capital, Accra.

The deal sets a timetable towards the settling of the key issues - the law on citizenship and who can be president.

It also says rebels - still holding the north some 18 months after a peace deal - must start disarming by October.

On paper the agreement is strong, the BBC's Paul Welsh in Accra reports.

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