Monday, 04 February 2008

If Chad coup succeeds, Darfur crisis could deepen

Johannesburg, South Africa - With rebels in the heart of Chad's capital, N'Djamena, surrounding the presidential palace, the complex Darfur conflict is set to take a dramatic and unexpected turn.
If President Idriss Déby's government falls by military coup, humanitarian aid operations feeding nearly 400,000 Sudanese refugees and displaced Chadians will be thrown into disarray, and half a dozen Darfur rebel movements taking refuge in Chad may be forced to move their bases back into the troubled Sudanese region.

Full story:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0204/p01s03-woaf.html

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