Sudan peace talks to resume under cloud of division
Last Updated Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:12:55 EST
CBC News
"UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned that failure during upcoming peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebels could help push the situation in the Darfur region into utter chaos and lawlessness.
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A refugee camp in Darfur.
Annan told the Security Council on Monday that the situation in Darfur was deteriorating, with increased killings, rapes and forced evacuations. The secretary general's warning comes as the seventh round of peace talks are scheduled to begin in Nigeria on Monday.
But inside the Sudanese Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) there is a deep split that is putting the prospect of peace at risk.
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