The Sudanese government has agreed to pay a $300 million compensation payment to Darfur. The deal was announced by former President Jimmy Carter, who is in Sudan on a peace mission.

Jimmy Carter: “We had a constructive meeting with President al-Bashir. He promised us, for instance, that there would be $300 million, in all, coming to the Darfur region for compensation, so-called, to help rebuild and repair the damage that has been done. He said that $100 million of it would come from the government of Sudan, and that $200 million would be a loan from the Chinese. So, that was, I think, a clear indication of his commitment to be made public.”