Sudan: Darfur Regional Authority launched

Sudan's president has launched a governing body to oversee a peace agreement intended to end the war in the western region of Darfur.

The deal was reached last year, but signed by only one of Darfur's weaker rebel movements.

The new Darfur Regional Authority aims to share power and wealth, compensate those affected by the nine-year war and help the return of displaced people.

More than two million people remain in camps because of the fighting.

The UN estimates that more than 300,000 people have died in the conflict, mostly of disease.       Read Full