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Peace talks resume in Kenya
Kenya's opposing political forces resumed peace talks on Monday in a push to end weeks of violence as ethnic fighting flared in western parts of the country.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:31 February 4, 2008
Nairobi: Kenya's opposing political forces resumed peace talks on Monday in a push to end weeks of violence as ethnic fighting flared in western parts of the country.
The meetings in Kenyan capital Nairobi, mediated by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, came after the two sides agreed to a two-week plan to try to end ethnic clashes that followed the December 27 presidential election, which foreign and local observers have said was rigged.
On Sunday, opposition leader Raila Odinga called on international peacekeepers to help quell the fighting.
He said, "The (African Union) should bring in peacekeepers because the violence in Kenya is appalling."
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