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Sudan Darfur Violence: About 100 people have died due to ethnic violence in Sudan. Here the militia have set fire to more than 20 villages. While more than 60 burnt bodies have been recovered.
Sudan’s war-hit Darfur Province (Sudan Darfur Province ViolenceAbout 100 people have died in ethnic clashes last week. The UN refugee agency and a community leader gave this information on Monday. UNHCR (UNHRC) Coordinator Toby Harvard said a clash between Arab and African tribes over a land dispute took place in the town of Kulbas in western Darfur province. After this, the local militia attacked several villages in the area and thousands of people were forced to flee.
Abkar al-Toum, an ethnic leader in the city, said at least 62 charred bodies were found after militias torched more than 20 villages. He told that the whereabouts of many people are still not known. This clash is the latest incident of ethnic violence in Darfur. Earlier in April, it was reported that the death toll in the weekend clashes between tribal Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s West Darfur region had crossed 200. This information was given by a senior official.
103 people injured in Kranik city
The provincial governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abdalla Abkar, said at least 103 people were also injured in clashes in the city of Krenik. One of the deadliest clashes in recent years was triggered by the killing of two shepherds outside Krenik, some 80 km from Genena. At the same time, a few days ago, news came that the United Nations has said that talks were started on Wednesday aimed at ending the ongoing political deadlock in Sudan, although the country’s main pro-democracy coalition opposes last October’s military coup. But he is constantly boycotting (talk) for police action.
The joint peace effort is being carried out by the United Nations political mission in Sudan, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority in Development (IGAD), an eight-nation East African regional grouping. The effort is aimed at bringing generals and politicians and protest groups to the negotiating table. The military takeover ended a short-lived democratic phase in Sudan and brought the East African nation back into turmoil.
The UN envoy for Sudan, Volker Perth, said the process would discuss a “transitional programme”, including the appointment of a civilian prime minister and arrangements to draft a permanent constitution and elections at the end of the transition.
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