KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The African Union would want to maintain control of peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region even if U.N. soldiers were sent to bolster the mission, the new head of the continental body said.
Congo Republic's President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who was appointed by African leaders on Tuesday as chairman of the AU, said he would welcome U.N. support for around 7,000 AU troops in Darfur but that the force had to remain African-led.
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