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 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The warring factions in Sudan's Darfur region have their best chance yet to reach a peace deal by an April 30 deadline, though none of the sides have offered major concessions so far, the top African Union mediator said Tuesday.
Salim Ahmed Salim told the U.N. Security Council that the African Union would put forward new compromise proposals to capitalize on momentum sparked by the presence of senior officials from all sides at the talks in Abuja, Nigeria.
Minutes later, the United States introduced a draft resolution that would impose sanctions on four Sudanese accused of rights violations in Darfur. The travel ban and asset freeze would be the first against any participants in the Darfur conflict.
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