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| Sudan and Darfur rebels will hold fresh peace talks in Libya on 27 October, the Sudanese government and the UN have announced in a joint statement. | |
| The announcement follows a meeting between UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. | |
| At least 200,000 people have died and some 2m displaced in Darfur since 2003. | |
| Khartoum and pro-government Arab militias are accused of war crimes against the black African population. | Khartoum and pro-government Arab militias are accused of war crimes against the black African population. |
| Most rebel groups have agreed to adopt a common negotiating position in talks with the government following a meeting last month in Tanzania, but key rebel leader Abdul Wahid boycotted the talks. | |
| "The government of Sudan pledges to contribute positively to secure the environment for the negotiations, fulfilling its commitment to a full cessation of hostilities in Darfur and agreed upon ceasefire," the statement said. | |
| It said that the UN "expresses the hope that parties will co-operate fully" with UN and African Union (AU) mediators to ensure the success of the talks in Libya. | |
| Mr Ban has been pressing hard to get the splintered rebel groups back to the negotiating table. | |
| A peace agreement was signed in 2006. The Sudanese government backed the deal, but only one rebel faction signed up. | |
| Mr Ban, who also visited a refugee camp in Darfur on Wednesday, also said plans to send a 26,000-strong UN-AU into Darfur next year were "on good track". |