Sudan, Africa

The Economist weighs in on Sudan.

Jacques Chirac threatens Sudan with sanctions.

"I say solemnly: if the attacks continue, if agreements are not respected, the (United Nations) Security Council will have no other choice but to adopt sanctions. We are already working on it," he said in a message read out during a meeting organised by French group Urgence Darfur in Paris.

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