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2004-10-16 Africa: Horn

Darfur Peace Talks Moved to Libya, Says Obasanjo

Peace talks between Darfur's rebels and the Sudanese government, which had been scheduled to restart in Nigeria next week, have been moved to the Libyan capital Tripoli, the African Union Chairman said yesterday. President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, who as the AU's current chairman hosted a first round of talks in Abuja in August and September, announced the switch at a briefing on the crisis for Western ambassadors, his office said. "Talks on Darfur earlier slated for Abuja had to be switched to Tripoli to secure the attendance of neighboring countries whose cooperation was crucial to lasting peace," it said in a statement, without elaborating. Although the text did not say when the talks were due to restart, an official in the Nigerian president's office told AFP that they will resume in Tripoli on Oct. 21. The previous round in Abuja was suspended for one month on Sept. 18.

Take your time. They're only Africans. There are lots more where they came from, and they don't feel pain like you do...

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