 The Sudanese government and southern rebels have told the UN that development aid should be the main priority rather than prosecuting war criminals.
| "Why so worried about a few dead Negroes?" |
Ali Usman Muhammad Taha, Sudan's vice-president, and John Garang, leader of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA), were addressing the world body on Tuesday about the agreement they signed last month ending a 21-year civil war in the south of the sprawling East African state. Taha, in charge of negotiations on Darfur in the country's western region, and Garang, who will become a vice-president, presented political proposals meant to stop militias from killing, raping and robbing the Darfur people. Garang also proposed a new force of some 15,000 to 30,000 troops to keep peace in Darfur - a third from the government, a third from his SPLA and the rest from the African Union (AU) and others.
| Yeah. That'll work. Break out the champagne. |
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