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U.N. exec heading to Darfur to raise funds
May 3 2006 9:04PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. humanitarian chief said Wednesday he is heading to Sudan's western Darfur region to draw attention to the desperate need for money to help millions of people in the conflict-wracked area.
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Somali leader says U.S. backs warlords
May 3 2006 4:54PM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - The leader of a U.N.-backed transitional government that is trying to assert control over Somalia said Wednesday he believes the United States is funding an alliance of warlords fighting radical Islamic militias in his country and should be working directly with his administration instead.
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Sudan considers Darfur peace concessions
May 3 2006 2:36PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Sudan appeared ready Wednesday to agree to faster disarmament of Arab militias in Darfur and to accept more rebels into its security forces, key concessions that could clear the way for progress at peace talks.
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Low turnout may undermine Chad election
May 3 2006 1:50PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Low turnout for Wednesday's presidential election threatened to undermine the credibility of only the third multiparty ballot in Chad, one of Africa's newest oil producers.
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Report: Mediators prepare Darfur plan
May 3 2006 5:41AM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - African Union mediators and senior U.S. and British officials are preparing a substantially changed Darfur peace proposal after rebels rejected the original draft, said two Sudanese close to the negotiations who saw the new document Wednesday.
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