The Malian government has lifted the state of emergency, imposed on the country in January, ahead of presidential elections.
As part of a peace deal with Tuareg rebels, Malian troops re-entered the town of Kidal, clearing the way for the elections.
The elections at the end of the month will be the first since an army coup in 2012, which saw Tuareg rebels ally with Islamist groups to capture the north of the country.
The rebels later left the alliance and supported French efforts to recapture the north.
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