Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Basheer on Saturday re-affirmed his staunch opposition to transforming the African peace-keeping mission in the troubled region of Darfur into an international mission. In an address to a gathering of political and grass-root leaders from Darfur, the president said the African peace-keeping troops had been deployed in Darfur "according to an agreement with us and if they cannot pursue the mission they must withdraw." Al-Basheer voiced anew his firm opposition to the deployment of international peace-keepers in the region, noting the African forces had been stationed in the troubled area to halt efforts intended to bring in foreign forces... Meanwhile, the Sudanese Press Center quoted official sources as saying that the Sudanese Government would start contacts with the Arab states within the coming days to secure funding for the African force.
| "We don't want no damn furriners comin' in here an' sniffin' 'round our wimmin!" |