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Peace and security commissioner Adeoye urges AU to get more involved in fixing Sudan crisis

Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union. © imago images/photothek via Reuters Connect

In a report to the African Union's Peace and Security Council, Bankole Adeoye has recommended the institution play a greater role in international mediation efforts to resolve the crisis in Sudan. So far these efforts have been led almost exclusively by UN Special Representative Volker Perthes. [...] (594 words)

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