Khartoum, SUDAN: A Sudanese protester holds up a piece of paper in front of a chain of anti-riot policemen during a demonstration in Khartoum 08 March 2006 against the UN taking over peacekeeping operations in Darfur. The current cash-strapped African Union mission has 7,000 soldiers on the ground in the western region but they have failed to stabilise the situation. The protests come as the European Union hosts talks on whether to transfer responsibility for the peace mission. AFP PHOTO/Salah OMAR (Photo credit should read SALAH OMAR/AFP via Getty Images)