Darfur rebels still hope for peace
AFP, Abuja
Darfur's rebel Sudan Liberation Movement insisted yesterday that African Union-brokered peace talks have not broken down irretrievably, as mediators confirmed that the two rebel groups were still in consultations to restore peace. "We do not think the negotiations have failed and we are ready to continue the negotiations," said Abduljabbar Dofa on behalf of the SLM. The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), the other rebel group involved in the talks which began three weeks ago but have struggled to make any progress, on Wednesday told AFP that the negotiations with the Khartoum government had collapsed. Mohammed Ahmed Tugod, the chief negotiator for the JEM said: "The negotiations have collapsed already because there are differences, strong differences between us and the Sudanese government."
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