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French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok during a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on September 30, 2019. The French President facilitated "essential for peace" talks between Hamdok and Darfur rebel leader Abdulwahid Nur where the causes and possible solutions to the Sudan crisis were discussed. PHOTO | CHRITOPHE TESSON | AFP

  • Sudan PM meets Darfur rebel chief in 'essential' step to peace: Macron

France has facilitated talks between Sudan Prime minister Abdalla Hamdok and a senior Darfur rebel leader, Abdulwahid Nur, in an "essential step' towards reconciliation in the country.