Sudan cool on UN peace force plan
Sudan is not ready for a proposed UN peace force in Darfur, its foreign minister has told the BBC. Lam Akol said no official request had been made and that the money spent sending a UN force would be better used on helping the existing African force. The African Union (AU) has some 6,000 peacekeepers in Darfur but says they are under funded and may be withdrawn. Full Story