AU Issues Deadline to Khartoum and Darfur Rebels
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The African Union issued a 24-hour deadline to the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels on Friday to end fighting after a massive military build-up in the region over the last two weeks.
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A UNITED Nations deadline imposed on Sudan to halt the conflict in Darfur expired yesterday with the authorities in Khartoum accused of failing to meet their obligations to protect civilians and rein in the Janjaweed militia.
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The African Union said on Saturday Sudan  had started withdrawing troops in Darfur ahead of an evening  deadline to end fighting there, but Khartoum said the pullout  was conditional on the rebels halting attacks.
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Britain warned that the situation in the war-wracked Sudanese region of Darfur was at a crucial phase, with just 12 days to go before the mandate of an African Union peacekeeping force expires.
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The Sudanese government and rebel leaders need to be pushed to find a solution to the bloody conflict in Darfur, African foreign ministers said on Sunday ahead of a summit on the crisis.
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Days before a U.N. deadline for Sudan to disarm and prosecute those responsible for violence in the country's Darfur region, nations are looking to the African Union rather than any U.N. sanctions to curb further killing.
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ABUJA, Nigeria -- Sudan's government kept up attacks on rebels in Darfur last night, defying a deadline set by African Union mediators for an end to active hostilities, AU officials said.
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NAIROBI, 10 Dec 2004 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) on Friday strongly criticised Sudan&#39;s government and rebel groups for launching attacks in December and late November respectively in the strife-torn western region of Darfur, ahead of a new round of
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A top Sudanese official said Thursday his country isn&#39;t &quot;bothered&quot; by a looming UN deadline to rein in Arab militia accused of atrocities in the bloodied Darfur region.
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ABUJA, Nigeria -- Sudanese government and rebels delegates met today for talks to resolve the crisis in western Darfur a week before a UN deadline expires for the government to disarm the mostly Arab pro-government militias terrorizing the region.
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UN and African Union officials will travel to Darfur this week to try to convince key rebel leaders to join peace talks aimed at resolving the crisis in the Sudanese province, the AU said Monday.
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The Sudanese government and the main rebel group are battling to clinch a final peace agreement by the deadline on Friday to end Africa's longest-running conflict in southern Sudan.
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Sudan has urged the African Union to extend the mandate of its truce monitors in Darfur, ahead of a crucial vote by the African body and amid mounting pressure on Khartoum to accept UN forces.
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The African Union's peace and   security council is expected to extend the mandate of its   underfinanced force in Darfur on Wednesday until the end of the   year, diplomats said.
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ABUJA, Nigeria  - The Sudanese government has  failed to comply with a deadline to stop fighting in Darfur, an  African Union spokesman said Sunday, describing fresh  helicopter strikes against a village in South Darfur state.
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Bugged by pressure both from the African Union (AU) and the international community, the Sudanese government has announced its readiness to withdraw its troops fromthe troubled Darfur region.
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Sudan&#39;s government kept up attacks on rebels in Darfur on Saturday, defying a deadline set by African Union mediators for an end to active hostilities, AU officials said.