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Al Jazeera English - Africa - Al-Bashir to sign Darfur peace deal

Al Jazeera English - Africa - Al-Bashir to sign Darfur peace deal: "Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president, has arrived in Qatar to conclude a peace agreement that could see an end to the war in Darfur.

Al-Bashir is expected to formally sign the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem), Darfur's largest opposition group, on Tuesday, in Doha, the Qatari capital."

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