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The Political Situation

June 28, 2008: Joint UN/AU Chief Mediator Appointed

The UN/AU have appointed a joint chief mediator for Darfur to replace the previous two-person team of UN Envoy Jan Eliasson and AU Envoy Salim Salim. However, the newly appointed Burkina Faso Foreign Minister, Djibril Bassole, still must be approved by Sudanese President Bashir. The move is welcomed by many who hope that the new joint mediator will be able to bring both the government of Sudan and the rebels to the negotiating table.

June 18, 2008: Thirty-six Darfurians Face Charges; Fairness of Trials in Question

Thirty-six Darfurians suspected of participation in the JEM attack on Khartoum are undergoing trials on charges of terrorist crimes. The accused, if convicted, would face the death penalty. The defendants claim to have been given no access to lawyers. Further, for these trials the system has been amended to limit the number of appeals to one. Human rights groups assert that over 100 Darfurians living near Khartoum were arrested in the wake of the May 10th attack.

June 14, 2008: Violence in Neighboring Chad Highlights Interplay of Conflicts

Chadian rebels attacked Goz Beida, a town in Eastern Chad where thousands of Darfurian refugees from nearby Sudan are taking shelter. Some have accused the Chadian rebels of operating out of Western Darfur with the support of the government of Sudan. Similarly, Darfurian rebels have been accused of operating out of eastern Chad with the support of the Chadian government. The recent violence serves to highlight the interplay between conflict in Darfur and Eastern Chad. Reflecting on the two conflicts, UN Peacekeeping General of West Darfur, Balla Keita, asserted that, "If you want to solve, for example, the problem here in Darfur you will never never achieve it without solving the problem in Chad."

June 10, 2008: UN World Food Program Cuts Flights to Darfur Due to Budget

The UN WFP announced that it would be removing one helicopter and two airplanes from its Darfur mission due to a lack of funding. The withdraw of these air transport vehicles raises serious concern as humanitarian organizations have been relying on these flights for deliveries to areas of Darfur that are unreachable by land.