Warring sides in Darfur under pressure to reach deal on security ...
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ABUJA, Nov 1  -- African Union mediators pressed Sudan&#39;s government and Darfur rebel leaders to agree on a joint position on security in the strife-torn western region, during talks aimed at reaching an overall deal to end the 20-month civil war.
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The clash that nearly toppled Chadâs government has heightened tensions with Sudan, threatening to pull the neighbors deeper into each otherâs problems.
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A UN human rights mission which is due to travel to Sudan's strife-torn region of Darfur faces the conflicting tasks of proving its credibility and convincing Khartoum to lift any barriers, diplomats said here.
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The clash that nearly toppled Chadâs government has heightened tensions with Sudan, threatening to pull the two neighbors deeper into each otherâs problems.
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As the month-end deadline nears for Sudan to disarm the mostly Arab pro-government militias in Darfur, the United Nations and Western powers are in a dilemma over how far to go to stop the killing in an African country.
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African Union mediators battled to breathe life into Darfur&#39;s peace talks on Sunday after the Sudanese government belatedly agreed to call off an offensive against rebel positions in the western region.
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Talks to end the ethnic violence in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region are about to get underway in Nigeria. Sally Sara reports, government and rebel leaders are being urged to reach a compromise.
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Disagreement over creation of a no-fly zone in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region stalled the signing of a security accord between the government and rebels, who met for another day of talks Friday in Nigeria&#39;s capital.
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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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Reports from the Nigerian capital Abuja, where Sudan peace talks have entered a third week, say the rebel factions and the Sudanese government are deadlocked on the issue of security.
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ABUJA  - African Union mediators met separately with Sudanese government envoys and the leaders of the uprising in the strife-torn region of Darfur in a bid to hammer out a deal on demilitarising the conflict.
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The threat of open conflict between Sudan and neighbouring Chad is rising, with each side accusing the other of seeking to destabilise their already tense common border.
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Mediators urged the Sudanese government and two Darfur rebel movements on Monday to sign a security agreement they hope will end violence that has driven more than 1.5 million people from their homes.
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NAIROBI, Kenya  - Sudan's government and southern  rebel negotiators raced against the clock to agree on the final  chapters of a peace deal Friday and clear the way for a  comprehensive pact to end Africa's longest-running civil war.
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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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ABUJA  - Peace talks on the conflict in the Sudanese region of Darfur ran straight into trouble on the first day of formal negotiations as angry rebel leaders refused to sign an agreement to protect civilians.
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Sudanese president Omar al-Beshir's reply to a UN request to deploy UN peacekeepers in strife-torn Darfur &quot;seems to challenge&quot; an agreement reached last November, a UN spokeswoman said Friday.