Sudanese rebel groups meet
2004-07-24 13:11
Geneva - The UN coordinator for Africa, Mohammed Sahnoun, is meeting representatives of rebel groups from Sudan's Darfur region in Geneva, a UN spokesperson said on Saturday.
"Talks took place and are ongoing", the spokesperson said without giving more detail.
Since early 2003, Sudan's western Darfur province has been in the throes of armed conflict between government forces backed by pro-Khartoum Arab militias and several rebel movements.
The conflict has claimed between 30 000 and 50 000 lives and about 1.2 million have been displaced, with around 200 000 people taking refuge in neighbouring Chad, according to a UN representative.
Clashes persist despite an April ceasefire.
- AFP