Sudan Relents on Peacekeepers in Darfur
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Sudan set conditions for the deployment, insisting that a majority of the soldiers be African, which may hamper efforts to raise the force to full strength.
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The African Union reaffirms it will pull out of Darfur, after Sudan rejected  UN plans to take control of the mission.
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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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KHARTOUM, Sudan  - In a goodwill gesture on the eve of peace talks in Nigeria, Sudan said Sunday it will cut the number of paramilitary forces operating in Darfur by 30 per cent in a bid to ease tensions in the troubled region, where an 18-month conflict has claimed the lives of an estimated 30,000 people.
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The U.N. Security Council on   Thursday voted to create a United Nations peacekeeping force in   Sudan's Darfur region, despite the Khartoum government's strong   opposition.
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The African Union says its first contingent of peacekeepers for the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur will be deployed this weekend.
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UNITED NATIONS, June 2 -- The African Union has objected to a proposed joint A.U.-U.N. peacekeeping force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region because the United Nations would be in command, U.N. diplomats said.
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Sudan's president again rejected the deployment of U.N. peacekeeping troops in the war-torn Darfur region during a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Saturday. But one of the country's two vice presidents said he would accept international intervention.
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Sudan bowed to mounting pressure over the crisis in Darfur and agreed to allow African Union forces to monitor the activities of its police in camps for displaced persons in the region.
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Sudan's final rejection of a joint U.N.-African peacekeeping force in Darfur came as little surprise to many involved in failed international efforts to end the region's deadly violence.
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The Sudanese government, which fought efforts to bring international peacekeepers to the devastated Darfur region, seems to be cooperating as the United Nations-mandated force takes shape, a top U.N. official said Friday.
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KHARTOUM  - Sudan bowed to mounting pressure over the crisis in Darfur and agreed to allow African Union forces to monitor the activities of its police in camps for displaced persons in the region.
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The African Union has agreed to expand its peacekeeping force in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region. The move comes as the Sudanese government begins peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria, with Darfur&#39;s two rebels groups.
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Sudan on Sunday said it  rejected part of a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that  would give joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping troops the  right to use force in their Darfur mission.
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Sweden and Norway have dropped plans to send about 400 troops to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur because of opposition from Sudan's government, a Swedish Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.
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Sudanese and U.N. officials point at possible compromise over U.N. peacekeeping efforts for Darfur
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UNITED NATIONS &#151; Sudan insisted Friday that African countries have offered enough troops for a peacekeeping force in Darfur despite U.N. concerns that the mission will not be effective without specialized contributions from outside the continent.