An African Union (AU) peacekeeper has been killed in Darfur (The Independent, The Times). The attack took place immediately after US Deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte, had visited the AU headquarters in an attempt to persuade the Sudanese government to allow UN reinforcements to enter the country to support the AU (The Independent).
Over 2 million refugees have fled Darfur to neighbouring states including Chad, 90% of the villages in Darfur have been burned, and over 4 million civilians in Sudan and Chad are dependant on humanitarian aid (The Independent). 'Unimaginable suffering' is gripping Darfur (The Telegraph).
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