{{Mali has lifted a state of emergency in place since January, when France intervened to help drive out Islamists occupying the north, officials say.}}<\/p>\n
The move comes after Mali’s army re-entered the key town of Kidal, held by Tuareg rebels, to improve security ahead of the presidential election.<\/p>\n
Rebels agreed to allow troops into the northern town as part of a peace deal.<\/p>\n
The election on 28 July will be the first in Mali since the military staged a coup in 2012.<\/p>\n
The occupation of Kidal had been a major obstacle to organising the presidential election.<\/p>\n
Tuareg rebels captured the town after the French-led offensive forced militant Islamists out of northern Mali in February.<\/p>\n
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