While former Secretary General Annan often spoke of his feeling of guilt for not having done more to stop the Rwandan genocide, little was done about Darfuf under his leadership. This might be changing under Ban Ki-Moon, as the continuing crisis in the Sudanese region of Darfur is set to dominate proceedings and headlines at the African Union in Ethiopia. Ban is personally meeting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and has pledged to press him to allow UN peacekeepers in. Sudan appears under pressure at the AU Summit - will the tragedy in Darfur finally be tackled?
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