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Aside from enthusiasm of Secretary General of the United Nations,
Kofi Annan who is confident that the Sudanese government will accept the
United Nations resolution, the situation in Darfur remains extremely
confusing. The Internal Affairs Minister of Karthoum, al Zahawi Ibrahim
Malek, has told the Qatar based satellite television �Al Jazeera� that
authorities are ready to discuss economic and political arrangements
during a series of talks with the population of the western Darfur region
of Sudan. The area is torn by clashes between local rebels and soldiers
that have caused a serious humanitarian crisis, internally displacing over
one million and causing thousands to flee to bordering Chad. The Minister
has spoken of Karthoum�s availability in applying a sort of �federalism�
in Darfur, which is already existent for other areas of Sudan. The cabinet
representative also said that the government is preparing a squad of
12.000 police (yesterday they said 5.000) to be deployed in Darfur for
four months. Last Friday, the United Nations Security Council approved a
resolution giving 30 days time to Sudanese officials to disarm the
�Janjaweed� militias, a group accused of atrocities against the non Arab
population of Darfur. The Islamic government of President Omar Hassan
al-Bashir has said that favourable conditions for the return of some IDP
have been met. This statement has been countered by Annann�s special
envoy, Francis Deng, who said to have found �the situation of insecurity
and of human rights violations to be persistent�, while expressing concern
for the IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) after spending one week in the
region on a mission. Other observers have called
attention to the potential oil industry in the Darfur region as a possible
pre-existing cause not only of the local conflict, but also of the
interest and hasty diplomatic interventions and the persistent pressure on
the Karthoum government, which have taken place over the last few weeks
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The Mulindwas Communication
Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in
anarchy"
Groupe de communication Mulindwas
"avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est
dans l'anarchie"
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