Darfur crisis challenges Africa, world

Despite ceasefire agreements between the Sudanese government and two rebel groups in that country’s western Darfur region, fighting again erupted in November, posing a serious challenge to African and international efforts to find a peaceful solution. “Chaos is looming as order is collapsing,” UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned in December. “Unfortunately, the optimism generated on the political front was overshadowed by regression in the security situation.”