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01/03/2005:

"Mbeki in Sudan for ceasefire deal"

President Thabo Mbeki has witnessed the signing of the Protocol on Implementation Modalities and the Permanent Ceasefire Agreement between the Sudanese government and southern rebels.

The signing between the government of Sudan and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) brings to an end a 21-year civil war and paves the way for the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement on January 9.

Full Article : iafrica.com