EXTAn African Union soldier stands guard as a rebel from the Sudan Liberation Army talks with members of an AU patrol outside the village of Fakili in Darfur, June 2006. The African Union (AU) agreed to strengthen its peacekeeping force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region and to extend its mandate for three months until December 31.(AFP/File/Charles Onians)AFP - The African Union (AU) agreed to extend the mandate of its peacekeepers in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region for three months until December 31 after receiving promises of financial and logistical support from the United Nations and Arab states.

African Union extends mandate of Darfur force
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