Darfur peace move encouraging, but still early: Ban
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The U.N. Secretary-General said on  Sunday he was encouraged by the &quot;credible progress&quot; he felt had  been made towards peace in Darfur during an Africa tour, but it  was too early to talk of tangible results.
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Sudan said it remained open to talks with the international community after UN chief Kofi Annan warned its leaders could be held to account over the rejection of UN peacekeepers for Darfur.
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The Sudanese government will stop its military operations in the Darfur conflict zone in west Sudan if rebels in the area stop violating a ceasefire deal, a top official in Sudan&#39;s ruling party said on Thursday.
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Darfur peace mediators vowed to press on with negotiations due to start Saturday in Libya despite the decision by two main rebel groups to boycott the talks, saying time was running out for the Sudanese region torn by years of fighting.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban  Ki-moon told the 15-member U.N. Security Council on Monday to  move quickly in authorizing up to 26,000 troops and police in  Darfur, an apparent reference to a dispute among members.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan - UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon urged Sudanese yesterday to seize the "historic opportunity" of a new peacekeeping force in Darfur to start a conclusive round of peace talks that would end the conflict.
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EL-GENEINA, Sudan  - African Union envoy Salim Ahmed Salim on Sunday urged all parties to Darfur's 4-1/2-year-old conflict to commit to a ceasefire to support peace talks due to begin in October.
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Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir welcomes U.N. support for an African Union force monitoring a widely ignored truce in Sudan's violent Darfur region, state media reported on Thursday.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Tuesday he will visit Sudan next week to help create the foundations for lasting peace and test the government's commitment to allow the speedy deployment of a 26,000-strong force in Darfur.
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An international meeting on Darfur ended on Monday with promises to support peace-keeping efforts and a political process to stop the violence in western Sudan but with few concrete steps.
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SIRTE, Libya, Oct. 27 -- International envoys tried Saturday to show that peace efforts for Darfur were still on track despite the growing chaos there, opening new peace talks even in the face of a rebel boycott.
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The third round of peace talks aimedat ending a 22-month-old crisis in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region has been suspended after the rebels accused government forces of continuing attacking them.
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ABUJA, Nigeria  - Darfur peace talks kicked off  four days late in Nigeria Monday amid mounting international  concerns of a resurgence of fighting in the remote Sudanese  region.
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Negotiators working to end four years of violence in the western Sudanese region of Darfur ploughed on Sunday despite predictions of failure by host Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called Sudan's agreement on a large force for Darfur "a milestone," but U.N. envoys acknowledged challenges on command structures and finding enough troops.
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It is too early to say whether Sudan should escape sanctions on the Darfur crisis, says international development secretary.
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JUBA, Sudan  - A prominent Darfur rebel figure and five other smaller factions will not attend peace talks due to start this weekend in Libya, leaders said on Tuesday, casting doubt on prospects for a settlement.