from BBC NEWS
Sudan has said it will scrap the need for aid workers to have special permits to enter the troubled Darfur region in the west of the country. It said embassies would issue standard visas to aid workers within 48 hours. Announcing the change, Foreign Minister Mostafa Othman Ismail called on African countries to send peacekeepers to Darfur as soon as possible. Thousands of people have died in fighting between the government and rebels in the region. An international commission set up by the African Union is due to hold its first meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, this weekend to discuss implementing a ceasefire signed in April. 'Ethnic cleansing' Some one million people have fled Darfur, where pro-government militias are accused of "ethnic cleansing". Aid workers have complained that they were being denied passes to enter the troubled region Earlier this week, the US accused Sudan of deliberately preventing American relief workers from visiting Darfur.more here.
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