Sudan army voices opposition to upgrading of African Union mission
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The Sudanese army expressed opposition to the upgrading of an African Union protection mission newly arrived in the wartorn western region of Darfur into a full-blown peacekeeping force.
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NAIROBI, 10 Dec 2004 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) on Friday strongly criticised Sudan&#39;s government and rebel groups for launching attacks in December and late November respectively in the strife-torn western region of Darfur, ahead of a new round of
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Visiting Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Ismail on Wednesday rejected a revised UN Security Council draft resolution over the Darfur crisis in western Sudan.
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Peacekeepers from the African Union will be increased to help protect civilians in the afflicted Sudanese region of Darfur, the country&#39;s foreign minister said Thursday.
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The main Sudanese opposition leader says the government is refusing to allow U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur because it knows the U.N. troops would help hunt down war crimes suspects for the International Criminal Court.
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The Sudanese Government has rejected a US-sponsored United Nations Security Council draft resolution, aimed at punishing the African nation over a conflict in its western Darfur region, saying the measure was unfair and lacked balance.
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Sudan denied Wednesday that its army opened fire on a convoy of U.N. peacekeepers attacked in Darfur barely a week into their new mission.
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ABUJA, Aug 29  -- The Sudanese government said here Sunday that it must approve any increase in the number of African Union troops to crisis-ridden Darfur above the 300 soldiers agreed last month with the AU.
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African Union forces are not equal to task of securing Darfur and Sudan must allow them to be replaced by a bigger, better-funded U.N. peacekeeping mission, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday.
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The African Union (AU) on Saturday said the situation in Sudan's troubled Darfur region was worsening due to the return of re-armed Janjaweed militia and Khartoum's resolve to use military force.
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The African Union has objected to a proposal for a 23,000-strong AU-U.N. force to help end the bloodshed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region because it would give the United Nations command and control, U.N. diplomats said Friday.
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ABUJA, Nigeria Aug. 23, 2004 - A senior Sudanese official on Monday rejected an immediate wider role for African Union troops in the troubled Darfur region, saying security there was the responsibility of Sudanese forces.
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The African Union called on the Sudanese government to &quot;immediately disarm&quot; the pro-government Arab Janjaweed militias in the war-torn Darfur region or face sanctions.
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Sudan&#39;s government on Saturday ruled out discussion of an African Union proposal to send peacekeepers into the conflict-ridden Darfur region during the latest peace talks with rebels.
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The African Union has objected to a proposal for a 23,000-strong AU-U.N. force to help end the bloodshed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region because it would give the United Nations command and control, U.N. diplomats said.
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Sudan's president rejected a proposal yesterday to send UN peacekeepers to Darfur to boost a beleaguered 7,000-member African Union force, crushing hopes for a quick solution to the violence spreading across central Africa. Sudan, the UN, and the AU had agreed to a hybrid mission, but there was confusion, with some Sudanese officials saying they only want ...
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Sudan's government denies warning African and Arab countries not to send peacekeepers to Darfur.