Qatar plans to contribute one billion US dollars to a fund to reconstruct the Sudan, the Qatari emir said following yesterday’s ceasefire signed by President Omar Hassan al Bashir and the Darfur rebels of Justice and Equality Movement.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani also said the ceasefire deal was a steadfast step toward a peaceful solution of the Darfur conflict.Qatar is sponsoring the current round of peace talks between Khartoum and Darfur rebels that is taking place in Qatari capital Doha.