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/ 16 February 2007
The leaders of Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic met on Thursday and declared they would not back rebels attacking each other’s territory — repeating a pledge that has failed to stop fighting in the past. Violence in Sudan’s Darfur province has spilled over into the neighbouring states, which accuse Sudan of supporting rebels launching cross-border attacks.
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/ 15 February 2007
A summit intended to strengthen ties between Africa and former colonial power France opened on Thursday but all eyes will be on a subject not on the agenda — Sudan’s battered Darfur province. The United Nations Security Council has proposed sending peacekeepers to secure Darfur’s border area, but UN officials say there must first be peace.
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/ 25 January 2007
Lebanon won more than ,6-billion on Thursday to help it cope with a debt mountain and recover from war — and, some donors hope, to help its United States-backed government weather a growing threat from Hezbollah-led opponents. Saudi Arabia headed the list of donors with a promise of ,1-billion of development aid and grants.
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/ 5 December 2006
The United States urged a reluctant Russia and China on Tuesday to agree quickly on a sanctions plan against Tehran and its nuclear programme as officials from six world powers prepared to seek a breakthrough at talks in Paris. US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said he did not expect a deal in Paris but called on Moscow and Beijing to move faster.