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KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The government of Sudan will allow an ailing Darfur rebel chief currently in a United Nations hospital to fly to Kenya for medical treatment, the U.N. said Wednesday.
Suleiman Jamous, a prominent moderate who has been a key link between Darfur rebels and humanitarian workers in the war-torn Sudanese region, said he needs to be evacuated for further medical care.
A recent international petition asked for his safe passage out of the hospital if he commits to peace negotiations. Its signatories included U.S. actress Mia Farrow, who has campaigned extensively on Darfur; South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu; former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Richard Holbrooke; former Czech President Vaclav Havel; and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams.
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