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| Fresh Darfur peace talks agreed | Fresh Darfur peace talks agreed |
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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. | 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. |
| But a the leader of the largest rebel group has told the BBC he will not attend while the conflict continues. | But a the leader of the largest rebel group has told the BBC he will not attend while the conflict continues. |
| At least 200,000 people have died and some 2m displaced in Darfur since 2003. | 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. |
| The announcement of talks follows a meeting between UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. | The announcement of talks follows a meeting between UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. |
| "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. | "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. | 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. |
| 'No point' | |
| Most of about a dozen of rebel groups had already agreed to adopt a common negotiating position in talks with the government following a meeting last month in Tanzania, but Abdul Wahid el Nur boycotted those talks. | |
| Darfur rebel's long game | |
| The Sudan Liberation Movement leader, based in Paris, told BBC News there is not point in talks until the fighting stops. | |
| "We are not going to Libya to negotiate unless we can guarantee the security of our people. This is a failing process and the SLM is not a movement that fails." | |
| Mr Ban has been pressing hard to get the splintered rebel groups back to the negotiating table. | 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. | A peace agreement was signed in 2006. The Sudanese government backed the deal, but only one rebel faction signed up. |
| Mr Ban, who 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". | Mr Ban, who 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". |