AU urges truce, talks in Sudan – The Guardian
November 2, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
A roadmap to a global political agreement on Darfur was endorsed in Abuja at the weekend by the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) because the continent’s team of “wise men” led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki believe it was the most realistic way out of the current crisis in South Western Sudan.
However, they also urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) “once again to heed the AU’s call for the deferral of the process initiated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir in the interest of peace, justice and reconciliation.”
In the meantime, another detachment of 800 combatant soldiers from the 3rd Armoured Division in Jos, Plateau State, yesterday left for Darfur en-route Jaji before finally departing to the war-torn region.
