Sudan has now apparently managed to piss off its neighbour Chad. The Sudanese government however, is denying any involvement in the violence that occured in Chad and is calling it an internal matter. Frankly, I don’t think the Sudanese government has much to do directly with what happened. They just have way too much to deal with in Darfur right now. I don’t see a reason as to why they would want more problems for themselves.
“The Darfur conflict erupted in early 2003 when various tribes took up arms, accusing the Khartoum government of neglect. The Darfurians thought they could achieve what the Southerners did. The government retaliated by arming militia, known as Janjawid, who began a campaign of murder, arson and plunder that drove two million villagers into squalid camps. Khartoum still denies responsibility.”
The truth is, after Khartoum armed the Janjawid it lost control over them. The Janjawid then started their lunatic campaign. The government hasn’t and is still not doing enough to regain control over the situation. Meanwhile the Abuja talks seem to be heading towards a disaster. Well no duh! The Janjawid are not even part of the Abuja talks.
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Drima,
I’m not sure the Sudanese government has lost control of the rebels, I think that’s just a convenient story. Just recently the Sudanese government stopped the UN from a humanitarian relief visit to the Dafur area. Not that the UN would do anything, it’s too bogged down in politics but the government wants to make sure the extent of the crimes is not known to the world.
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Yes the government is defintely bent on not letting the atrocities be revealed to the world. However its control over the rebels is not as solid as last time. It simply has too many things to worry about. They are also worried about a possible uprising in the eastern part of the country. The Sudanese government has the power to do more but it isn’t.
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