They were among 470 people killed in a days-long explosion of violence between Arab and non-Arab tribes last month in Darfur. Baraka’s wife, Safiya Mohammed, blamed the attack on “militias and janjaweed” — a name that harkens back to dark times for Darfur. The bloodshed followed a familiar scenario: a dispute between two people or a minor crime turning into all-out ethnic clashes. The transitional government deployed additional troops to West Darfur and South Darfur to try to contain the situation. In December, the joint UN-African Union envoy for Darfur, Jeremiah Mamabolo, cautioned that mistrust still runs deep in Darfur.

Source: Egypt Independent February 09, 2021 09:56 UTC