The long-running never again genocide in Sudan continues, and continues to decline. The Sudanese government has not only rejected the UN Security Council resolution that it accept a peacekeeping force, but has now announced that it wants the small African Union force out of Darfur as well. In addition, the government has sent a large new force of its own into Darfur. This all follows on attacks on aid workers, the arrest recently of journalists who had traveled into Darfur from Chad, and the continuing attacks by Sudanese troops and militias on Darfurian refugees.
The world’s governments continue to do nothing. Last week in the UN Security Council Russia and China abstained from the vote to send troops into Darfur, sending a message of support to the Sudanese government. Russia is a major supplier of arms to the Sudanese government, and China is the mahor business partner with the government–being the main developer of Sudanese oil fields.
Here are links from the ever-excellent Google news, in case you want to know more.
| Sudan: African Union Must Vacate Darfur Washington Post, United States - 2 hours ago KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 3 — Sudan on Sunday asked African Union forces monitoring a shaky truce in its Darfur region to leave the country by Sept. … Sudan steps up pressure on Darfur BBC News |
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