Nairobi — Last-ditch diplomatic efforts were continuing in a bid to persuade the two remaining Darfur rebel groups to sign a peace deal for the troubled western Sudanese region, after a 31 May African Union (AU) deadline passed with no new signatories.
Abdelwahid Mohamed al-Nur, leader of one faction of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and Khalil Ibrahim, leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) refused to sign the 5 May Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) on Wednesday, claiming it did not address their key political and security demands.
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