Rift emerges between Mbeki & Bassole over Darfur peace process: source
November 15, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – The joint United Nations (UN) – African Union (AU) mediator Dijibril Bassole is becoming increasingly discontent with the chairman of the AU High Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD) Thabo Mbeki following the Peace and Security Council (PSC) summit held last month in Abuja, a senior African diplomat told Sudan Tribune.
The diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity said that Bassole arrived in Nigeria only to discover that his name was left off the list of speakers at the summit by the AU secretariat.
After several inquiries Bassole discovered that Mbeki was behind the move and got the impression that the former South African president is seeking to sideline him and take over the Darfur mediation, he said.
“He [Bassole] was told informally that the report was the product of the AU and as such he had no business addressing the PSC,” the diplomat added.
After the UN-AU joint mediator made formal complaints to the African leaders, he was allowed to address the PSC.
The diplomat claimed Mbeki and the AU Commission Chairman, Jean Ping of “fighting a silent battle” with the UN to take the Darfur file away from the world body.
“Ping is one of those people with militant views on rejecting any non-Africans taking part in solving the continent’s problems and playing the Western conspiracy card all the time in reference to the [UN] Security Council. His positions and public support of Khartoum is a reflection of these views and is becoming increasingly problematic to the AU’s credibility. Mbeki shares Ping’s views but is smarter about expressing them” he said.
“They view Bassole as being closer to the [UN] Security Council than the AU which is why they don’t feel comfortable with him. Bassole is trying to be impartial in his role without favoring the Sudanese government and they [Mbeki & Ping] don’t like that” the diplomat added.
This week Mbeki expressed disappointment with what he suggested to be a non-endorsement by the UN Security Council (UNSC) to the AUPD report with an implicit criticism of Western countries sitting on the council.
“They’re [UNSC] extremely upset because we didn’t deliver a report stating that a bloody war was taking place. There is still a low-intensity war going on, since there has been no peace agreement yet. People who allege otherwise, are creating their own convenient and self-justifying reality,” he said at an address at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Law on Wednesday evening.
He urged African countries to strengthen ties with China adding that “Western countries are becoming increasingly concerned about China’s growing presence in Africa”.
Western members at the UNSC have been at odds with the leadership of the United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) for their depiction of the conflict as a ‘low intensity’ one.
The former UNAMID chief Rodolphe Adada was forced to resign after Western countries expressed dissatisfaction over his performance but he bitterly defended his tenure and lashed out his critics insisting that war in Darfur is over.
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Samson Shawel Ambaye
Rift emerges between Mbeki & Bassole over Darfur peace process: source
God be with UNSC ICC for helping people of Darfur.
johnmaker
Rift emerges between Mbeki & Bassole over Darfur peace process: source
Pathetic and joggery smart game played by Thabo Mbeki.I would advice you man.Go home and eat your pupu(Zulu) favorite food and shut your filthy mouth.Time for retirement.Jocab Zuma know what he doing far more better than you.
Sudan virus
Rift emerges between Mbeki & Bassole over Darfur peace process: source
Last time, i mentioned that Mbeki who was over thrown from power by Jacob Juma, because of corruption leadership in South Africa,was the leading beneficiary of president Bashir,s Bribes.
Thabo Mbaki is prostrated person,over thrown from power.AU leadership perpusely appointed him in search of its panel on dafur so as to save the interests of the head of the AU Mohammad Qaddafi, the president of Libya who heads the organization in the interest of the Arabs.
That was why i first named myself AU IN ARAB BLOOD in the Sudan tribune.
So, i am happy all i and many other users of Sudan tribune anticipated these right from the start of the investigation.
Thabo Mbeki is the first south Africa to register bias in the history of his country and who works for injustices in Africa.
Let the great African ancestries judge him and take care of him traditionally for his action of hiding sufferings in Darfur.
Darfur Daily News
Rift emerges between Mbeki & Bassole over Darfur peace process: source
AU panel lead by Mbeki was formally formed to protect e–Bashir from the the ICC. It is not a surprise that Mbeki is doing whatever in his disposal to to achieve the set target.
Abyei
Rift emerges between Mbeki & Bassole over Darfur peace process: source
Thabo Mbeki just like Lam Akol want to feed their children with our bloodshet on our own “well” How much did ncp paid you!!
Nino
Rift emerges between Mbeki & Bassole over Darfur peace process: source
What result did you expect from the “Chairman od the AU High Panel” Thabo Mbeki?
Thabo Mbeki, brought down for corruption in South Africa, by south africans, then AU appoints him HIGH LEVEL CHAIRMAN, for DARFUR, this is incredible….The appointment of Thabo Mbeki proves that the African Union it self is corrupt and against humanity and equality, by appointing such persons as Mbeki and Ping.
I think the only time AU was efficient was when Haile Selasie was alive, and the spirt of Africa for Africans was genuine and not dictated by personal interests, corrupt personalities appointed, or selfish leaders elected to represent the AU. The AU leadership has to be changed, so as truth will be presented clearly to every one, without omitting any facts at the interest of few leaders, at the expense of poor people like the Darfuris, simple genuine africans and not arabs….
May God protect us from greedy and selfish leaders.