Sudan Wants Darfur Deal By End Of 2010 -- BBCA peace deal to end the civil war in Sudan's western Darfur region could be achieved by the end of this year, the government's chief negotiator has said.
Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani told the BBC the agreement should then be put to the people of Darfur in a consultation.
But he said the government would rather deal directly with rebel commanders than the rebel leaders living abroad.
There has been an increase in fighting since the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) walked out of talks in May.
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Update #1: Darfur's JEM rebels open to discussions in Qatar -- Reuters
Update #2: Sudan's JEM to discuss resuming talks on Darfur -- AFP
My Comment: Every 6 months I hear a story about a peace deal in Darfur. Is there one in the works right now .... I have my doubts.
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