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Mon 02 Feb 2010Government agrees ceasefire with Darfur's rebel group
THE SUDANESE government has agreed to a ceasefire with Darfur’s most powerful rebel group, opening the possibility that an end to the seven-year war is in sight.
The rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the government of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said the framework agreement, signed in the Chadian capital N’Djamena on Saturday, will be formally signed on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar.
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