Doha: Sudan reaches agreement with leading Darfur rebel group
By Al Jazeera
24 January 2017 |
7:00 am
Sudan has reached an agreement with one of the main rebel groups in the Darfur conflict - a major development in the effort to restore peace to the region.
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