The spokesman for the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) dismissed as a mere publicity stunt a government plan to establish development and service projects worth 1.9 billion dollar in Darfur.
Ahmed Hussein Adam said President Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s government consistently demonstrated that it is not interested in resolving the ongoing conflict in Darfur, Voice of America Reported. Mr. Hussein said this is not a serious initiative from Khartoum because JEM is not at the process of peace-building stage since there is conflict going on in the region. He instead called on Khartoum government to stop the violation against the IDP camps and atrocities in the Kalma camps.
Sudan’s second Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha reportedly chaired an economic meeting yesterday that discussed development projects in Darfur. The government in Khartoum said this is another way to develope a new strategy aimed at resolving the crisis. But, JEM’s spokesman Hussein said the development project is yet another attempt by the administration to divert attention from the atrocities being committed in Darfur.