Darfur refugees await peace

Mediation team aims to end conflict in Sudan’s western region ahead of South Sudan referendum.

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While Sudan gears up for next month’s referendum on independence for the south, Khartoum is facing pressure to bring an end to the conflict in the western region of Darfur.

A Darfur mediation team is aiming to broker an agreement between the rebels and the government by December 19.

Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from a refugee camp in Darfur to gauge opinion among those worst affected by the violence.

Source: Al Jazeera

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