Sudan 'welcomes' Darfur autonomy

Sudanese officials are finally willing to negotiate with rebels in the Darfur region of Sudan in regard to granting the region more autonomy, or self government. This comes after severe international preasure including threats of oil santions by the UN. The hope of Sudan's government is that this will end the current humanitarian crisis which the UN call the world's worst humanitarian crisis and the US has labeled as genocide. According to BBC news, "More than a million Darfur residents have fled their homes, and thousands are said to be dying every month. " Due to recent attacks, more than 20,000 people have fled the southern DarFur region in last week alone. The government of Sudan blames this on the rebellion which started last year, while rebel forces accuse athorities of ignoring the region.
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