The Sudanese government and a Darfur rebel group, the Liberation and Justice Movement, have signed a peace accord in the Qatari capital Doha, in the absence of key rebel factions.
Those that boycotted Thursday’s ceremony include the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and Sudan Liberation Army (SLM).
Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s President, and leaders of Chad, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Eritrea and Qatar attended the signing of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur on Thursday.
The accord follows talks sponsored by the African Union, the United Nations and Arab League.