The reasons behind the Janjaweed/RSF activities in West Darfur. The outbreak of violence was a deliberate act to force the region’s Indigenous people out of the area following the discovery of huge deposits of uranium and gold. As usual, you can glimpse Muhammad Dagalo in the shadows.
KHARTOUM May 15: We have been reached by information regarding the reasons behind the Janjaweed/RSF activities in West Darfur. We are still examining the data, but will return with a longer account when this is ready.
Hundreds of thousands of families have transmigrated from West African countries such as Mali, Niger, Cameroon, Central Africa and Chad into Sudan, as part of a deliberate strategy by Sudan’s Janjaweed militia, to strengthen its tribal power base in the country.
To carry out this massive relocation, the Janjaweed militia has established a Land Commission, directly connected to militia commander Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo. The role of the commission is to provide residential lands for militia members and their families.
The outbreak of violence was a deliberate act to force the region’s Indigenous people out of the area following the discovery of huge deposits of uranium and gold.
Image: Tim Freccia
