Daily Darfur: Friday News Round-Up

by Michelle . · 2009-05-08 04:01:00 UTC
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All Quickies, this morning...

Mandate Darfur, with the support of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, will bring together 300 Darfuri civil society members in Addis Ababa next week. Mr. Ibhrahim himself noted:

"We know that without the consideration of the Darfurians themselves, no peace agreement will be sustainable or legitimate. It is our hope that the international community will continue to stand on the side of the Darfurian people when the Mandate emerges," he added.

Sudan's court system says that it will pursue its own case against Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb, who was indicted by the International Criminal Court in 2007, "when there is enough evidence." Translation: Just going through the motions, don't hold your breath.

The Chadian military clashed with rebels yesterday. (See previous posts for background.)

Sadly, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not attend the inauguration of newly-elected South African President Jacob Zuma this weekend, after the South African government warned that it would be obligated to carry out the ICC arrest warrant against him. Shame.

Links! (I know, I'm being a tad lazy this morning. Cut a girl some slack.)

Michelle . has been involved in various activist endeavors, including the Teach Against Genocide pilot campaigns.
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