Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 46

15-November-2004

SUDAN

Sudan Signs Landmark Peace Agreements With Darfur Rebels

Sudan agreed on 9 November to end military flights over the Darfur region and signed two landmark peace agreements with rebels from Darfur, following two weeks of peace talks in Abuja brokered by the African Union. Khartoums decision to agree a peace package came only 10 days before the UN Security Council was due to consider a proposal for sanctions on Sudan that would have...