Amnesty offer in Sudan

Khartoum - Sudanese President Omar Hassan alBashir, seeking to end his country's 17-year civil war, has granted a general amnesty…

Khartoum - Sudanese President Omar Hassan alBashir, seeking to end his country's 17-year civil war, has granted a general amnesty to anyone who committed an act of rebellion since he seized power in 1989. However, certain stipulations are likely to deter many rebels from taking up the offer.

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