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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - In a former life, Emmanuel Jal turned a gun against his government as a conscripted rebel soldier in his native Sudan.
These days, the 28-year-old is a hip-hop artist who gave up his machine gun for a microphone, but keeps his aim on the Sudanese government. He accuses Khartoum of committing human rights abuses in Darfur, and alleges African leaders are allowing it to happen.
He and other Darfur citizen-activists brought their case to the Ethiopian capital Tuesday to "tell the African leaders, 'You've failed us,'" he said. More than 40 heads of state are expected here for the African Union's annual summit, which starts Thursday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to visit Addis Ababa during the summit to hold talks with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir about Darfur.
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