Global Security Watch > Darfur rebels' playing for time (again) costs countless lives and a fortune in aid

http://sudanwatch.blogspot.com [Sudan Watch] "We are now entering a critical stage of the talks."Note, the report says agreements with Darfur rebel group leaders have often been ignored by commanders on the ground, but Pronk said they now recognised the need for a deal to end the violence in Darfur. Oh yeah, sure.

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[Sudan: The Passion of the Present] Reported Clash Threatens to Derail Second Day of Darfur Talks: African Union-mediated negotiations in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels have been held up on their second day, amid accusations of an attack in the troubled province. The incident threatens to derail the overall talks, which have already been delayed by six months of deadlock.

http://sudanwatch.blogspot.com [Sudan Watch] Sudan agrees to allow African Union to expand mandate in Darfur? - Aid workers say donors are failing to send food needed: Photo: General view of the town of Labado in south Darfur Saturday May 28, 2005 after was abandoned by its 60,000 inhabitants when it was attacked in December 2004. Mr Annan toured Kalma refugee camp and the burned down town in Darfur on Saturday, hearing calls for African troops to play a bigger role in protecting those living in the troubled region.

http://freeworldnow.blogspot.com [Sudan - News and Analysis by Eric Reeves] The "Two Darfurs": Redefining a Crisis for Political Purposes;: Secretary Jack Straw recently (April 2005) said genocide was occurring in Darfur (The Scotsman, May 3... Darfur State said, 'The UN acknowledges the improvement in the situation in the region.'" (UN Daily...

http://sudanwatch.blogspot.com [Sudan Watch] Big boost to Darfur peace force - S. Africa to send more troops to Darfur, Sudan: These two pieces can either spiral upward together, or frankly if the Darfur situation is one in which the government is not doing what it needs to do to control the militias, then it's going to be hard to end up helping Sudan and you have a downward spiral," he said.[Mr Zoellick seems to be one of the few American politicians who makes sense (to me anyway) this side of the pond. He sounds hardworking and very capable.

[Platform.blogs.com] Sudan: The Passion of the Present: Representative Chris Smith (R-N.J.) - Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations - concluded the first leg of his three nation trip, departing Ethiopia en route to Sudan, where he will meet with government officials [and] SPLM leadership, and visit refugee camps. During trip to Ethiopia, Smith met with opposition party and government leaders, met with patients suffering from HIV-AIDS and visited a hospital treating women with fistula - a program Smith has championed in Congress.

Mlive.com[Mlive.com] MLive.com: NewsFlash - Rebels said to spark new Darfur fighting: of cease-fire monitors and troops in Darfur currently is .Pronk declined to give a number for what he believes .

http://meandophelia.blogspot.com [Meandophelia.blogspot.com] ME AND OPHELIA: The UN Security Council is due to debate Sudan at the end of this month and decide whether the regime has complied with last month's resolution demanding the Janjaweed's disarmament. If the Security Council decides to punish Sudan, the Khartoum regime could retaliate by re-imposing visa restrictions on aid workers and placing more bureaucratic obstacles in their path.

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