The African Union has deployed observers to Darfur to monitor the ceasefire and the Netherlands will begin to fly in 154 Rwandan troops to act as a protection force for the monitors on Saturday.
Sudan said on Tuesday Egypt, Libya and Algeria had agreed to send ceasefire observers to Darfur. Sudan has rejected the idea of African Union peacekeeping forces, saying peacekeeping is its responsibility.
The rebel Justice and Equality Movement and Sudan Liberation Army took up arms against the central government early last year. The UN estimates that Darfur violence has killed 50,000 people and made 2 million short of food and medicine. Khartoum disputes the death toll.
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