Sudan signs ceasefire with Darfur rebel group | World news | guardian.co.uk
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/24/sudan-darfur-rebels-ceasefire
The Sudanese government and the most powerful rebel group in Darfur have signed a ceasefire intended to lead to a formal peace deal.
The president, Omar al-Bashir, and Khalil Ibrahim, leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), embraced one another after the signing ceremony in Qatar last night, which followed a year of internationally brokered negotiations.
Bashir described the move as a "major step towards ending the war" that began in 2003 and has caused 300,000 deaths, according to the UN.
The absence of other rebel groups from the deal means a wider peace agreement is still not in sight.
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