Sensing a chance to bring an end to a war, senior US, British, European, Canadian and Libyan officials came to Abuja to push for a deal.
Nevertheless, two deadlines for agreement have now expired, increasing the pressure on both the rebels and the government and building momentum toward possible action by the UN Security Council, which has endorsed the AU talks.
Meanwhile, the host of the talks, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, welcomed AU Chairman Denis Sassou-Nguessou and AU Commission President Alpha Oumar Konare to Abuja to seek their support in pushing for a deal.
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