AFP/File Photo: Chadians of non-Arab origin flee the conflict.ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Mediators from the African Union are to visit Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) to try to ease tensions created by the Darfur crisis, an AU statement said Sunday.
The statement said six envoys would this week visit the Sudan and its two western neighbours to "undertake a comprehensive assessment of the situation on the ground."
"The mission is also tasked to identify the obstacles impeding the implementation of the agreements signed by Chad and the Sudan ... in order to make recommendations that would lead to a durable solution to the problems of the region," it added.
Sudan and Chad accuse each other of supporting rebel forces in their respective territories amid international fears that the continuing strife in Darfur will spill over into Chad and ignite a regional war.
Fighting in Sudan's western Darfur region that started in 2003 has also spread into the Central African Republic.
The United Nation estimates that some 200,000 people have died in Darfur and 2.5 million have been displaced since 2003.
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