AU chief to visit Sudan on Monday

December 23, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Alpha Oumar Konare, is expected to visit Khartoum on Monday to hold talks with government officials on the deployment of the Hybrid Operation.

Further, Konare will discuss with the Sudanese official the ongoing efforts to resume the peace talks on Darfur conflict.

He will also visit Darfur to monitor the latest developments in the region, as well as visit the AU peacekeepers in Darfur.

The African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) will formally transfer authority to the hybrid force on 31 December 2007 at UNAMID Headquarters in El Fashir, North Darfur.

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