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07/18/2004:

"Rebels abandon Sudan peace talks"

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: African Union-sponsored talks to end the slaughter of tens of thousands of people in Sudan's western Darfur region collapsed on the weekend, with two rebel groups saying the Government still is not implementing existing peace agreements.

"These talks are now finished," said Ahmed Hussain Adam, speaking for both his Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudanese Liberation Army. "We are leaving Addis Ababa."

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