Sudanese officials and Darfur rebels arrived in Nigeria on Friday for talks on a political deal to end two years of conflict in the vast desert region which observers say is slipping deeper into chaos. An earlier round of the African Union-sponsored talks last month reached agreements on aid and disarmament, but they have been violated by both sides, leading the United Nations to say this week Darfur was sliding into anarchy. “Until there is a pullback by both sides it is difficult to point to a positive effect of the talks on the conflict,” said Tom Cargill, Africa program coordinator at London’s Royal Institute for International Affairs. Full Story
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