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01/08/2005:

"Sudan peace deal raise expectations"

The Sudanese government is to sign a peace deal with the southern rebels on Sunday, with an aim to end Africa's longest-running civil war.

The much awaited peace agreement between Khartoum and the rebel Sudan Popular Liberation Movement (SPLM) has prompted fresh calls from the United States for renewed bid to bring peace even in the country's western Darfur region.

Full Article : aljazeera.net