More than a year after peace deal, Darfur still unstable

A rebel group that controls the town of Muhajeria in Sudan's troubled Darfur region claims the Sudanese army killed 48 people in an attack this week, a charge the army denies. Will peace talks scheduled for Oct. 27 be more successful than the deal signed last year?

Guests

• Ahmed Samatar: Dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College in St. Paul. Samatar studies global political economy, specializing in Africa.

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Resources

• University of Minnesota Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies