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Sudan, Chad leaders sign peace accord

DAKAR, Senegal - The presidents of Sudan and Chad signed a peace agreement yesterday to prevent armed groups operating along their shared borders from destabilizing the region, officials said.

DAKAR, Senegal - The presidents of Sudan and Chad signed a peace agreement yesterday to prevent armed groups operating along their shared borders from destabilizing the region, officials said.

If successful, the deal would be a small step toward ending violence in Sudan's Darfur region. The agreement was signed by Sudan's Omar al-Bashir and Chad's Idriss Deby and came even as Chad accused Sudan of backing a new rebel advance.

The peace deal commits the two nations to implementing past accords that have so far failed to help end violence in the area. It calls for the establishment of a monitoring group of foreign ministers from each country that would meet monthly to be sure there are no violations.

A text of the agreement said the two leaders agreed to "inhibit all activities of armed groups and prevent the use of our respective territories for the destabilization."

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade brokered the deal. He is hosting a summit of the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference in Dakar.