A major rebel group in Sudan's Darfur region has signed a framework ceasefire agreement with the Sudanese government.
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir quashed death sentences against 100 Justice and Equality Movement rebels after the deal, reports said.
The seven-year war between forces loyal to Sudan's government and rebels in Darfur effectively ended in 2009.
But the UN estimates 300,000 died in the worst years of the conflict. Some 2.5 million people are still displaced.
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