Sudanese Government, Opposition Sign Pact
Sudan signed a reconciliation deal with one of the country’s largest opposition groupings Saturday, seeking to end a 16-year conflict with an agreement officials hope will also help resolve the bloody fighting in Darfur. The accord with the National Democratic Alliance is part of the government’s drive to clean up Sudan’s multiple political and military conflicts after reaching a peace deal in January with southern rebels that ended a 21-civil war that killed 2 million people. Full Story