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SUDAN
African leaders denounce U.N. ‘colonization’
By
LeiLani Dowell
Published Dec 7, 2006 1:10 AM
Leaders of African countries continue to voice their opposition
to the imposition of U.N. troops in Sudan.
At a Nov. 19 meeting of Sudanese government officials and members
of the Sudan Liberation Army, Libyan President Muammar Qaddafi
told participants: “Western countries and America are not
busying themselves out of sympathy for the Sudanese people or for
Africa but for oil and for the return of colonialism to the
African continent. ... The biggest disaster is if the Atlantic
army came and positioned itself in Sudan.”
Qaddafi continued: “The West exploits tribalism,
sectarianism and [skin] color to feed war, which leads to
backwardness and Western intervention in a number of countries.
All the conflicts in Africa are caused by colonialism, which does
not want the rise of the United States of Africa and works for
division and interference and for military coups.” (Al
Jazeera, Nov. 19)
The Associated Press reported on a meeting of the heads of state
of the African countries of Central African Republic, Chad,
Egypt, Eritrea, Libya and Sudan on Nov. 21, saying that
“the African leaders support Sudan’s cautious
attitude toward deploying U.N. troops in Darfur.” (Nov. 21)
While agreeing to a combination of African Union and U.N. troops
on Nov. 27, Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir reiterated
Qaddafi’s words, saying that Sudan “should not be the
first recolonized country under the banner of humanitarian action
in Darfur.”(allAfrica.com, Nov. 27)
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