UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Friday urged Sudan and rebel groups to "move quickly" to implement the peace agreement they just signed in order to end the conflict in Darfur. Annan said the peace deal reached in Abuja, Nigeria, now gives the opportunity to strengthen peacekeeping operations in Darfur, starting with the African Union forces that have been in the war-torn region for the past two years. The UN is planning to deploy peace troops to replace the AU by year's end. The Sudanese government and the main rebel group, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, signed the deal, which was followed by a splinter rebel group later on Friday. Annan said the humanitarian operations in Darfur need to be expanded to include donors from the Gulf states and other countries in addition the European Union and the United States.
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