Sudan Agrees to Expanded African Union Presence in Darfur
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Sudan has agreed to accept an expanded African Union force in its western Darfur region to help protect civilians against marauding pro-government militia.
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The African Union is to begin  deploying more than 3,000 additional troops to Sudan's Darfur  region within the next two weeks, the head of the 53-member  organization's security organ said Wednesday.
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Sudanese officials welcome the African Union's decision to extend its Darfur mandate until the end of the year.
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Sudan has accepted a United  Nations-African Union peacekeeping force of up to 23,000 troops  and police for Darfur but some U.N. diplomats fear conditions  may be attached.
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Sudan and Chad agreed on Wednesday to  strengthen implementation of an existing deal to end the  violence that has spilled over from Darfur onto their borders,  a Sudanese presidential adviser said.
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Sudan is expected to agree to an   extended African Union peacekeeping mandate in Darfur when   African leaders meet in New York this week, a presidential   adviser was quoted as saying Monday.
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The African Union announced on   Wednesday it would extend the stay of its underfinanced force   in Sudan's Darfur region until the end of the year, heading off   an immediate worsening of the crisis.
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Canadian and European Union leaders welcomed Thursday the African Union&#39;s decision to increase seven-fold its monitoring force in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, and pledged to support the effort.
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Sudan and the United Nations have agreed on key elements of a joint African Union-U.N. peacekeeping force for Darfur, including that its commander will be African, a U.N. diplomat said Sunday.
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SUDAN has agreed in principle to the deployment of more than 3,000 foreign troops to stop atrocities in the troubled Darfur region, the African Union (AU) said yesterday.
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Sudan said on Sunday the African Union would need Khartoum&#39;s agreement and a new resolution before increasing the number of forces protecting monitors of a shaky ceasefire in the troubled Darfur region.
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Sudan and the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force have agreed the terms under which the 26,000-strong force will deploy in western Darfur, officials said on Monday, removing a major barrier to its operations.
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Sudan will deploy new integrated forces in Darfur to work alongside African Union peacekeepers in providing security in the region, President Omar al-Beshir said.
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The African Union on Wednesday agreed to beef up its peacekeeping force in Sudan's western Darfur region and send hundreds of civilian police officers in an effort to end violence that has driven more than 1.5 million people from their homes.
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Sudan and Chad agreed on Wednesday to strengthen implementation of an existing deal to end the violence that has spilled over from Darfur onto their borders, a Sudanese presidential adviser said.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The African Union said yesterday it will send more peacekeeping troops to Sudan's Darfur region and toughen the soldiers' role in protecting civilians while the international community pressures the Sudanese government to allow a UN military force.
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Sudan's government agreed in a  breakthrough at peace talks on Wednesday to allow more African  Union troops to enter the Darfur region to confine rebel  fighters to their bases, a possible precursor to disarmament.