20 years of conflict the transitional government in the rebels have agreed to end fighting in the darfur region as well as states of the south dakota fon and the blue nile neighboring south sudan to help negotiate the peace agreement over the past year but at least 2 armed groups refused to sign the deal and previous a cold's in 20062011 failed to end the killings under the latest agreement rebels will be given seats in sudan's transitional government local regions will be given more power former fighters will be integrated into the sudanese army and the sudanese are forced from their homes by fighting i've been promised compensation this is the deal we signed today is a commitment from us in the armed groups that signed it to the sudanese people who have suffered from the consequences of war such as destruction displacement and they're looking for stability and bitter living it's also a commitment to get through the crucial times the country is currently going through the country is facing times which need real commitment to the. lucia needs we hope sudan and its people reap the benefit

in darfur. is probably the one the country is most known for almost 300000 people have been killed in this conflict and 2500000 people displaced since 2003 and this is really a big step to words resolving some of the issues that were left behind by. the long rule of dictator omar al bashir so it's definitely a big day for the country and it's been a long time coming as well yeah a long time coming but this was also a very difficult deal to put together what concessions did it take to reach agreement. well the things that the rebel groups have been given and this is a group of 5 groups including 4 from door 4 and one from the southern regions are things that the rebel groups have been asking for the people of darfur have been asking for especially since the the conflict 1st broke out they were suffering from things like marginalization you know being in that region being populated by african tribes that felt that they were being marginalized antagonized by the arab ruling elite in khartoum and so

in darfur. is probably the one the country is most known for almost 300000 people have been killed in this conflict and 2500000 people displaced since 2003 and this is really a big step to words resolving some of the issues that were left behind by. the long rule of dictator omar al bashir so it's definitely a big day for the country and it's been a long time coming as well yeah a long time coming but this was also a very difficult deal to put together what concessions did it take to reach agreement. well the things that the rebel groups have been given and this is a group of 5 groups including 4 from their 4 and one from the southern regions are things that the rebel groups have been asking for the people of darfur have been asking for especially since the the conflict 1st broke out they were suffering from things like marginalization you know being that region being populated by african tribes that feel that they were being marginalized antagonized by the arab ruling elite in the tomb and so t

in darfur. is probably the one the country is most known for almost 300000 people have been killed in this conflict and 2500000 people displaced since 2003 and this is really a big step to words resolving some of the issues that were left behind by. the long rule of dictator omar al bashir so it's definitely a big day for the country and it's been a long time coming as well yeah a long time coming but this was also a very difficult deal to put together what concessions did it take to reach agreement. well the things that the rebel groups have been given and this is a group of 5 groups including 4 from their 4 and one from the southern regions are things that the rebel groups have been asking for the people of darfur have been asking for especially since the the conflict 1st broke out they were suffering from things like marginalization you know being that region being populated by african tribes that call that they were being marginalized antagonized by the arab ruling elite in khartoum and so t

sudan's darfur region is relatively calm today but it's been the scene of one of africa's deadliest and longest running wars in recent history the conflict has had many drivers including ethnic tension and competition for resources in 2003 rebel groups in the region took up arms against the government who unleashed its forces and a dreaded allied militia known as the jan jaweed the fighting killed some 300000 people and displaced more than 2000000 not only in darfur but also in the southern states of south kordofan and blue nile. for his alleged role in the conflict the international criminal court indicted the former president omar al bashir for crimes against humanity bashir maintains his innocence his ouster last year led to a cease fire agreement between the transitional government and the rebels and now to a broader peace deal. and. joins me now for more on the story good to see a.s.o. the significance of this development can't be overstated. indeed christine this is a big day for sudan a country that is full of conflict and has many many challenges but the cop conflict in darfur.

and michael vanished behind a hospital darfur another x. i mean nation the only thing i saw was the sign sans chants biggest online which sponsored the hospital. thought mcmurry how to us not to see ourselves anymore. i mean doubtless the people who say that there is not only the environmental destruction but also a health impact like cancer and very red diseases coming from the only sense where do you think that this. has been disproven a 100 times over a 1000 times over. and we you know i mean we can always improve but i don't we have our water is clean we have great care and there are quality years better than anywhere else in the for old i mean we're doing a great job here and we have for the past you know 60 years since we've started this project that it's really for for ok not trying to have oh it's through washing there was also when i asked for me not to do that stephen i was more you just more of a jane fonda he had asked about the cause words gone your questions are too long since you brought with them in the life john did not ask

the war in the western region of darfur has been going on for 17 years it's got 300000 and displaced 2000000 from their homes and it's reports of burning of villages and human rights atrocities the deal paves way for compensations to those affected mediated by south sudan it will also restart the 39 month transitional period and it will allow for the rebels to be integrated into the sudanese army during this period but some rebel groups have yet to sign a deal with the government we certainly believe. that he looks really lucian. to sudan internal conflict is going to be a viable option. as. the leader of if country he made you. for i'm going for you. i must have found i was going to go to a country where little. rejection of no use of force in resolving. it is going to be needed if. the deal is not the 1st attempt at peace in sudan's conflict zones but the transitional government and the rebel groups say this time there's a political will to make it to work people morgan all just 0 hard to. have again the headlines on al-jazeera but as well as president has pardoned more than 100 op

international federation for human rights it alleges the bank facilitated crimes committed in sudan's darfur region between 20022008 b.m.p. has been investigated previously for suspected complicity in the 1994 genocide in rwanda ancient pyramids in northeastern sudan have been damaged by unprecedented flooding authorities and sure we are trying to protect the relics but residents there say the water has destroyed existing barriers and swept away dozens of homes . in hama the dough traveled to the region to find. these other ruins of the royal city in but you know we're the post once the city of the powerful kingdom of kush that dates back to the 8th century b.c. there are remnants of temples palaces cemeteries and other places of interest that testified to the wealth and power of the question at state a major power in the north east africa region for more than 1000 years but now these ruins which have weathered thousands of years under threat through 2 weeks ago also residents of nearby villages joined hundreds of students from hutton university to protect the ruins ha tim had that was one o

ensued on rebel groups on the transitional government signed a deal to end today hades of conflict in darfur and 2 states in the south for what happens to the hundreds of thousands of sudanese forced from their homes this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program on iran come on it's being called a new beginning for sudan often 8020 years of conflict the transitional government and the rebels have agreed to end fighting in the dull full region as well as states of the so.

on the rebel groups on the transitional government signed a deal to end 2 decades of conflict in darfur and 2 states in the south for what happens to the hundreds of thousands of sudanese forced from their homes this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program on the wrong call and it's being called a new beginning for sudan.

rights group filed a complaint against the bank for allegedly facilitating crimes committed in sudan's darfur region between 2002 in 2008 b.m.p. has also previously been investigated for suspected complicity in the 1994 genocide in rwanda. the west african regional bloc ecowas says it will lift sanctions on mali if a new government is sworn in later this week negotiators are in the capital for talks with coup leaders members stop financial transactions into mali and close their borders after last month's military takeover which ousted president sobre him boubacar kaito suu kyi suppressor killed most of my lead i'm very happy with what is going on in mali the young military men that took power are doing a good job they were following what it cost which is for an accurate during the september 15th meeting i'm very happy to be back where things are getting back to normal i would like to thank the military for their actions taken and i hope it will be one of my last meetings as a mediator because after the swearing in ceremony things should get back to normal mali doesn't need sanctions and they'

minister chairing a meeting with the national security advisor and also with the chief of defense darfur and with the 3 heads of the army the navy the air force about the situation on the border we haven't had any official reaction on the indian government that's not new most of the information about the standoff in the national media is from unnamed government sources who say that this time for in the suggestion to really express very strong concerns about the amassing of chinese troops on the border. about what india sees as china's provocative provocative action and the reason that there is a lot of skepticism about the agreement is because there have been many rounds of talks between the 2 sides to this is the highest level face to face meeting but in the months of negotiations at various levels both sides always agreed to disengage and yet we did have the most serious clashes in june that saw the deaths of 20 indian soldiers we also had the defense ministers of both countries saying that last friday one week ago and just 3 days later we had both countries accusing each other of firi

plaintiffs last year they allege the bank was complicit in crimes committed during the conflict of sudan's darfur region as it provided asked and president bashir with financial services. that was left of an ancient civilization which dominated north east africa for more than a 1000 years but their parents and other sites of the cushite state in sudan are under threat from some of the worst flooding the country has ever seen i'm going to want to find out how they are being protected. these are the ruins of the royal city in but you know we're not all swans the city of the powerful kingdom of push that dates back to the 8th century b.c. there are remnants of temples palaces cemeteries and other places of interest that testified to the wealth and power of the state a major power in the north east africa region for more than 1000 years but now these ruins which have weathered thousands of years under threat through 2 weeks ago also residents of nearby villages join hundreds of students from her term university to protect the ruins ha tim had that was one of them. a senate. honestly we've never seen

group had filed a complaint against the bank for allegedly facilitating crimes committed in sudan's darfurregion between 20022008 it's the 2nd time b.n.p. is investigated but its alleged role in a foreign conflict the other being for suspected complicity in the 994 genocide in rwanda. ancient pyramids in northeastern sudan have been damaged by unprecedented flooding authorities in brush wadia are trying to protect the relics but residents there say the water has destroyed existing barriers and swept away dozens of homes as it is muhammad out of travel to the region to find out for. these are the ruins of the royal city in but you know we're the post once the city of the powerful kingdom of kush that dates back to the 8th century b.c. there are remnants of temples palaces cemeteries and other places of interest that testified to the wealth and power of the question at state a major power in the north east africa region for more than 1000 years but now these ruins which have weathered thousands of years under threat through 2 weeks ago also residents of nearby villages join hundreds of stude

when i was at a prep school, i heard that speech that he gave to darfur africans to -- to announce theamericans and they would repeat that it is a minutes long [inaudible] some surrendered rather than to continue to listen but i learned later that he was invited to make it sound a little bit more friend chuck. no comes he wanted it that way. you can hear the sort of comprehensive understanding of the challenge one has to assume this was intentional. to say we are very much english and we understand it is to be a globalist enterprise and we try to come in and help you. it's more effective than the speech that came right after. >> commander -- mandarin is an orange. [laughter] by drinking french wine [inaudible] so destroying the culture. yes ma'am. >> in a book that you are just dying to review. >> there isn't any book that i'm dying to reveal that the women writers are sort of triumphantly successful i can't think of any woman writer whose book i wouldn't want to review because it was written by a woman. sam was talking to me earlier today about a woman writer he is currently editing.