Ex-Sudan leader appeals for help

A FORMER governor of Sudan’s stricken Darfur region yesterday appealed to the Irish Government to intervene to help solve what has become the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

The conflict has already killed tens of thousands and driven an estimated 1.2 million civilians from their homes.

Ahmed Ibrahim Diraige, who met yesterday with Development Minister Tom Kitt, said it was vitally important Darfur's displaced people were saved.