Africa puts hope in Darfur talks as Sudan dismisses UN ultimatum
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ABUJA : Sudan&#39;s government defiantly dismissed a UN deadline for it to disarm its proxy militia in the Darfur region, insisting it would resolve the conflict there through ongoing African Union peace talks.
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DARFUR, November 5 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - The Darfur talks in Abuja, Nigeria, were stalled Friday, November 5, over a security deal proposed by the African Union (AU), amid reports the situation in the western Sudanese region is heading
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Sudan rejected an offer of African troops to disarm rebels in Darfur as peace talks began in Nigeria, insisting it was capable of neutralizing both pro-government and rebel militia fighting in the western region.
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ABUJA, Dec 18  -- Sudanese government troops have not yet began to withdraw from positions seized in a recent offensive against rebels in the Darfur region as demanded in an African Union ultimatum, a senior AU diplomat told AFP on Saturday.
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The African Union could pave the way on Thursday for a restart of the Darfur peace talks in Nigeria if it confirms the government has stopped fighting in the western Sudanese region, mediators said.
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PEACE talks between the Sudanese government and rebel groups from the troubled region of Darfur have stalled. The talks, brokered by the African Union, are being held in Nigeria, are deadlocked over disarmament and other security issues.
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The extension of the African Union's mandate in Sudan's Darfur has been welcomed by all sides but tough negotiations on a transition to a UN peacekeeping force were set to continue.
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Prospects for peace in Darfur receded yesterday as Sudanese rebels refused to disarm at talks in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) said it would not hand
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Sudan rejected an offer of African troops  to disarm rebels in Darfur as peace talks began in Nigeria,  insisting it was capable of neutralizing both pro-government  and rebel militia fighting in the western region.
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An African summit meeting has concluded with a joint statement rejecting any &quot;foreign intervention&quot; in the crisis-torn Sudanese region of Darfur.
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ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec 16, 2004 (PANA) -- Stalled Darfur peace talks being held in the Nigerian capital of Abuja may resume Friday after Sudan assured the mediators it would withdraw its troops from the region, African Union (AU) mediators said.
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Peace talks aimed at ending Sudan's Darfur conflict are set to open in Libya, but key rebel groups will not be there.
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Delegations gathered in Libya on  Saturday to launch talks to end 4-1/2 years of conflict in  Sudan's Darfur region but the absence of key rebels cast doubt  on whether negotiations could produce any meaningful deal.
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A five-way African summit rejected non-African interference in Sudan&#39;s war-torn province of Darfur, opting for a strictly African solution.
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Hopes are high that a peace conference later this month will lead to an end to the killing in Darfur. But a key rebel leader tells TIME why he won't be attending
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Sudan's government and Darfur rebels said  on Thursday they were waiting for African Union mediators to  decide if peace talks would continue despite a stalemate on  security in the western Sudanese region.
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African leaders held talks in Chad on Wednesday, hoping to revive a faltering peace process for Sudan's Darfur region and find ways of enforcing a truce in a civil war that has already killed tens of thousands of people.