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Wed Jul-18-07 07:16 AM
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Water find 'may end Darfur war'

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Source: BBC News

A huge underground lake has been found in Sudan's Darfur region, scientists say, which they believe could help end the conflict in the arid region.
Some 1,000 wells will be drilled in the region, with the agreement of Sudan's government, the Boston University researchers say.

Analysts say competition for resources between Darfur's Arab nomads and black African farmers is behind the conflict.

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The team used radar data to find the ancient lake, which was 30,750 km2 - the size of Lake Erie in the US - the 10th largest lake in the world.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6904318.stm

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