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Article: Nigerian president invites Sudanese government, Darfur rebels for peace talks
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- August 9, 2004
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KAREL PRINSLOO, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
08-09-2004
Dateline: NTINGA, Sudan
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has invited Sudanese government and rebel negotiators to Nigeria to resume talks to end the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region that has led to the slaughter of tens of thousands, the African Union spokesman said.
Meanwhile, John Garang, the leader of southern Sudan's main rebel group, which is locked in a separate conflict with the government, offered to provide 10,000 troops as peacekeepers who could work alongside government forces to help resolve the Darfur crisis.
Obasanjo, in his capacity as African Union chairman, asked the Sudanese government and two ...