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Monday, July 4, 2005 - 03:00
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Conflict & emergencies [2]
Issue Number: 
214 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has met the leaders of the two main rebel movements in Sudan's Darfur region in an attempt to resurrect peace talks that have become bogged down by splits within the rebel ranks. Obasanjo is the current chairman of the African Union (AU) and the Nigerian government is hosting peace talks in Abuja between the rebels and the Sudanese government on behalf of the continental body.

Category: 
Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/conflict/28788 [5]
Country: 
Nigeria [6]

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