Sudan's government has promised $300m (£150m) to "help rebuild and repair" Darfur, tripling a previous pledge, said ex-US President Jimmy Carter.
Mr Carter said President Omar al-Bashir was also willing to have international observers at planned elections in 2009.
Jimmy Carter is part of a group of four elder statesmen who are in Sudan to try to find solutions to the conflict.
Meanwhile, Nigeria has said pledges of troops and equipment to a joint AU-UN peacekeeping force must be honoured.
A presidential spokesman said Nigeria would continue to support the African Union's mission in Darfur, despite the weekend attack in which 10 troops were killed by rebels.
But the creation of a new, combined operation with the UN, he said, must depend on other African countries playing their part.
Urgent talks are going on about how to strengthen the force.
Mr Carter said President Omar al-Bashir was also willing to have international observers at planned elections in 2009.
Jimmy Carter is part of a group of four elder statesmen who are in Sudan to try to find solutions to the conflict.
Meanwhile, Nigeria has said pledges of troops and equipment to a joint AU-UN peacekeeping force must be honoured.
A presidential spokesman said Nigeria would continue to support the African Union's mission in Darfur, despite the weekend attack in which 10 troops were killed by rebels.
But the creation of a new, combined operation with the UN, he said, must depend on other African countries playing their part.
Urgent talks are going on about how to strengthen the force.
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