A ceasefire to halt hostilities in war-torn Sierra Leone was signed early Saturday at a peace meeting here, officials told AFP.
The ceasefire followed a meeting brokered by west African leaders between Sierra Leone's government and rebels which began Friday in Nigeria's capital, and ended shortly after midnight, a communiqué released at the end of the meeting said -- ABUJA (AFP)
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