Breakthrough in Darfur peace talks

[Davion]

Finally some GOOD news in the world, though it may not be lasting. Of course this is one place where the Bushies AREN'T invlolved (go figure)

"The Sudanese government and its rebel foes have reached an agreement at the peace talks aimed to end the conflict in the Darfur region.


Both sides signed two accords – humanitarian and security protocols - on Tuesday at the talks being hosted by the African Union in the Nigerian capital of Abuja.

Agricultural Minister Majzoub al-Khalifa inked the deal on behalf of the Sudan government at a ceremony hosted by the current AU chairman, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria.

Political leaders of the rebel Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Minni Arkou and Muhammad Tugod, also signed the documents."

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/145C5193-A1D0-49AA-B9DA-01747A6FC5D3.htm