Sudan agrees to allow more troops into Darfur to tackle rebels

SUDAN’S government agreed in a breakthrough at peace talks yesterday to allow more African Union troops enter the Darfur region to confine rebel fighters to their bases, a possible precursor to disarmament.

Sudan agrees to allow more troops into Darfur to tackle rebels

Sudan’s top government negotiator made the announcement at the talks in Nigeria, which had earlier been threatened with failure by the rebels’ refusal to discuss being moved back to base by Sudanese government forces.

“They may need more forces, besides protection of their monitors, to help cantonment and protection of the rebels and we agree about that,” said government negotiator Majzoub al-Khalifa Ahmed.

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