Darfur | Simon Roughneen

Darfur rebels seek alliance – The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/may/29/darfur-rebels-seek-alliance/?page=1 LONDON – A leading rebel group in Sudan’s western Darfur region, which managed to attack Sudan’s capital of...

War in Darfur – ISN

Conflict in the Darfur region in western Sudan has raged since early 2003, with massive loss of life, displacement...

Sudan: The last ten percent – ISN

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=52019 Despite renewed violence in Darfur and Abyei, Sudan’s government thinks the country is more or less at peace,...

Battle for N’djamena Could Lead to International Conflict – IslamOnline

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1201957637845&pagename=Zone-English-Muslim_Affairs/MAELayout As Chadian rebels retreat from N’djamena, the Idriss Déby régime is claiming victory over what it and its...

No EUforia as Chad plans go awry – CSIS Africa Forum

http://forums.csis.org/africa/?p=86 At a European Union (EU) foreign ministers meeting on January 28, it was finally confirmed that Ireland’s Lieutenant-General...

Chad, Sudan and a risky western game – ISN

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=54030 China and the West at odds in Africa over oil and refugees, as EU troops stay at home...

Chad rebel movement delays EU deployment – RTÉ Morning Ireland

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French role threatens Chad force neutrality – The Irish Examiner

Last Monday foreign ministers proclaimed the imminent deployment of EUFOR – the ‘neutral and impartial’ military humanitarian mission to...

Chad’s complexities a barrier for Eufor – The Irish Times

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/0202/index.html Events in Chad have postponed the deployment of the Irish-led EU force. Simon Roughneen explains why, if the...

EU enters Chad powderkeg – The Irish Catholic

With 400 Irish troops set to deploy to Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) next month, confusion and...