Elder statemen to meet in Darfur

A delegation of influential elder statesmen led byArchbishop Desmond Tutu is travelling to Darfur to try to findsolutions to the conflict.The “Elders” will be talking to local community leaders and to displaced people living in camps.The visit comes three days after an attack on the African Union base in southern Darfur left 10 soldiers dead.At least 200,000 people have died and some 2m forced from their homes during the four year conflict.The BBC’s Amber Henshaw, who is travelling with thedelegation, says they hope to lend their strength to those who aredetermined to bring and end to the devastation.But Archbishop Tutu has warned against unrealisticexpectations, saying: “The Elders do not want to raise anyone’s hopesduring this visit”.

Source/more:  BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7023413.stm