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By Gilbert da Costa
Abuja
09 May 2006

The African Union troops in Darfur are to play a very important role in enforcing security in the aftermath of the Abuja accord. Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuja that the troops commander is seeking urgent reinforcement to increase the effectiveness of his men.

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An African Union peacekeeper and colleagues in the background standing 1 guard to control a crowd (file photo)  
  

Under the Abuja treaty on Darfur, African Union troops are to ensure strict compliance 2 with the cease-fire and security arrangements as well as disarmament provisions.

The commander of the African Union troops, General Collins Ihekire, says increasing troop levels is key to the implementation 3 of the new accord and the strengthening of security in the troubled Sudanese region.

"If we don't have sufficient troops, we cannot be everywhere," he said. "So what we do now is, where we cannot have presence on 24-hour basis we just go on patrols to make sure that we cover that area also. But definitely we need increased troops level to cover everywhere. I keep citing example of Liberia having 15,000 troops and it's about a quarter the size of Darfur. So if we are to use that standard, how many will we need? But we are not asking for that. We are saying give us 15,000 troops."

The African Union currently has 6,400 troops in Darfur.

The rejection 4 of the peace deal by two rebel factions 5 had prompted concerns about the prospect 6 of renewed hostilities 7. Supporters of a rebel chief, Abdulwahed al-Nur, have signaled their intention to resume fighting from their bases in Darfur.

General Ihekire dismisses such threats.

"Frankly 8 speaking I believe they will not strike," he said. "Because one, their strength on the ground does not dispose him to that kind of action that could cause much damage."

The African Union is hoping the splinter Sudan Liberation Movement and Justice and Equality Movement, both of which rejected the Abuja peace plan last week would somehow be convinced to come on board.

British-born consultant 9 to the African Union on Darfur, Peter DeWaal, says the rebel groups could lose out if they stick to their current position.

"For the groups that refused to sign, the consequences are bleak 10 indeed," he said. "They are excluded from the political process, they are unable to return to the armed struggle because they are still bound by the cease-fire of N'djamena two years ago and a whole array of international measures will be taken against them, including most likely, individual and collective sanctions."

The rebels took up arms in 2003 alleging 11 marginalization by Khartoum. More than two million people have been displaced and some 200,000 killed.



n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
n.顺从;服从;附和;屈从
  • I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
  • She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。
n.实施,贯彻
  • Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。
n.拒绝,被拒,抛弃,被弃
  • He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
  • The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。
组织中的小派别,派系( faction的名词复数 )
  • The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
  • rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
n.战争;敌意(hostility的复数);敌对状态;战事
  • Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
  • All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时,过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
n.顾问;会诊医师,专科医生
  • He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
  • Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来,加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
  • They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
  • The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
断言,宣称,辩解( allege的现在分词 )
  • His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税,他的名誉受到损害。
  • This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯,还说不必,只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。
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a-range
acetabular fossa
Adzopé, Dép.d'
Agnano
allowable tax credit
antiinterference
art trouve
bad earth
badonkadonk
best-works
big reed screen
caesalpinia gilliesiis
catapleiite(catapleite)
chickeree
cohybridize
complete problem
console stack
coon eyes
damage tolerance rating
diethylcarbamazine citrate
digital position control system
dip weight
direct media campaign
do so
Doll's House, A
draughtallowance
drill seeder
dug pile
Eau Claire County
electrocompetent
emergency tripping device
envy at/of
equitable doctrine
first longitudinal vein
fishhook
five-thirty
flexor digitorum superficialis
gets married
Haloragis chinensis
henneman
hiyam
hologram emulsion shrinkage
hyalohyphomycosis
in the works
influence field
integral pitch winding
intransitive dependence
Kaergona
Koudougou
krajisniks
Kungsör
lapware
laxitas ventriculi
let sth out
light waterline
micrograting
mining district
Moosburg an der Isar
morphostats
mountain man
multiphyletic
Mylius' test
nanoaggregates
niggardlinesses
nisshoes
noisedamping
nonbankable
notarial deed
notification type
orbness
panies
pay to order
photoing
prestore
proliferation of osteophyte
pull in collet
rebracing
savescummed
scillitin
service control processor
single index dobby
skirting rise
sneap-nose
spot correlation
ssdp discovery service
strangalomorpha mitonoi
sturtevant
surface organisms
termino
TESM
topload
tracks in surface
tropide
turning operating mode manaement
ultrarealism
venges
vigogne yarn
wavelength division multiplex
whooping coughs
wickered
without strain
wittke