Ahern to visit Darfur on week-long trip to Africa

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern is visiting the war-torn Darfur region in western Sudan today as part of a week-long trip to Africa.

Tue, 04 Jul, 2006 - 08:56

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern is visiting the war-torn Darfur region in western Sudan today as part of a week-long trip to Africa.

An estimated 200,000 people have been killed in the area during three years of conflict between local rebels, government forces and pro-government militias known as the Janjiweed.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Darfur Place: Africa Place: Western Sudan Place: Sudan Place: Kartoum Person: Ahern Person: Minister for Foreign Affairs Person: Dermot Ahern Organisation: United Nations Organisation: Government Organisation: UN Organisation: African Union

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