April 9, 2006
AXIS OF GOOD, AFRICAN BRANCH:
Nigeria hosts Darfur peace talks (BBC, 4/09/06)
A high-level meeting is under way in the Nigerian capital of Abuja to speed up the process of reaching a peace deal on Sudan's Darfur region.Posted by Orrin Judd at April 9, 2006 8:01 AMNigerian President Obasanjo, the Republic of Congo president, Sudan's vice-president and Darfur rebel representatives are all attending.
Talks between the Sudanese government and rebel groups began two years ago.
The African Union has been given a deadline of the end of April for an agreement to be reached. [...]
A new ceasefire deal could be reached soon, which they hope would pave the way for a comprehensive peace agreement by the end of April, the BBC's Alex Last reports.
Comments
The UN isn't mentioned in the article, so if they're not in on this, it might have a chance to do some good. Taking responsibility for their own future, is Africa's only hope. I wish them all good luck..
Posted by: erp at April 9, 2006 11:15 AM
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