Sudan, Southern Rebels Race to Meet Peace Deadline
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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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Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir said his government is committed to signing a final peace deal with southern Sudanese rebels on time, an official newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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NAIROBI, Kenya  - The Sudanese government and its  southern rebel opponents signed a pledge Friday to complete an  agreement to end a 21-year-old civil war by December 31.
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THE NEW: The Sudanese government and southern rebel leaders promised to end a 21-year civil war. Sudan&#39;s vice president set a year-end target for a peace accord.
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Rebel groups and Sudan's government are to hold talks to try to end the conflict in the Darfur region.
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The last obstacles to a peace deal between Khartoum and southern rebels will be overcome this week and a settlement signed before December 31, a government negotiator told a Sudanese daily.
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NAIROBI -- Sudan's government and southern rebels are expected to agree to the final chapters of a peace deal today, paving the way for a comprehensive agreement next month to end Africa's longest-running civil war, delegates said.
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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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Sudan&#39;s government and southern rebels promised on Thursday to complete a peace accord as soon as possible to end a 21-year-old civil war and resolve reconciliation efforts dogged by innumerable delays.
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Sudan's government and southern rebels  will agree a permanent cease-fire on Friday at talks aimed at  ending Africa's longest-running civil war, delegates said.
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The Sudanese government and southern rebels vowed today to end Sudan's long civil war by the end of this year.
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Peace talks between the Sudanese government and two rebel factions from the troubled Darfur region hit an impasse, and the sides agreed to break for at least three weeks before resuming efforts, one rebel faction said Wednesday.
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The Sudanese government and its southern rebel opponents signed a pledge Friday to complete an agreement to end a 21-year-old civil war by December 31.
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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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Two rebel groups and the Sudanese government are to hold fresh talks on Monday to try to end the conflict in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
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Rebels in southern Sudan say they want to complete a peace agreement with the government in talks starting in Kenya on October 7 and accuse Khartoum of trying to delay the process to gain time.
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The leader of Sudan&#39;s southern rebels on Wednesday warned that delaying a final accord to end the 21-year-old southern rebellion could lead to the disintegration of the country.