| Powell said the deal could help end the ethnic slaughter in Darfur, which the United States government has declared a genocide. |
| As if the people of Darfur, in western Sudan, didn't have enough to contend with, now there's the prospect of a plague of locusts. |
| Pressure has been mounting for greater Western involvement to end violence and a humanitarian crisis in Darfur. |
| The victims are the African tribal groups of Darfur, primarily the Fur, the Massaleit, and the Zaghawa. |
| As governor of Darfur, al-Tayeb Ibrahim made a point of praising the Fur for their piety and took lessons in the Fur language. |
| On Friday, the council voted to speed up planning for a UN peacekeeping force to be sent to Darfur to relieve underfinanced African Union troops. |
