Sudan: new outbreak of tribal violence in Darfur

In a camp for displaced people in Chedad, Darfur, after an attack on a village.

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Since Monday March 28, at least 45 people have died in clashes between an Arab tribe and a non-Arab tribe in this western province of Sudan.

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A new outbreak of tribal violence bloody Darfur.

that the Arab Rizeigat tribe and members of the African Fallata community have clashed.

Already in May 2020,

had killed 30 people.

This time, the origin of the outbreak is uncertain.

Some talk about the launch of a land demarcation between tribes.

Others refer to the murder of a Rizeigat officer.

Either way, mediation is underway.

But the governor suspended the reconciliation process between Fallata and Taisha, another Arab tribe, for fear that the dialogue would fail.

Tribal tensions have been regular in Darfur for some years.

They are often linked to a competition for resources.

Added to this is strong resentment between Arabs and non-Arabs since the genocide, perpetrated by the Arab power in Khartoum against the African communities of Darfur.

The violence is exacerbated by a security vacuum.

and its 15,000 men, left at the end of 2020. The blue helmets were to give way to a joint force of 6,000 fighters, shared between Sudanese soldiers and rebels.

But 18 months later, this force is still in its infancy.

Procedures to absorb the rebels into this new entity did not begin until January.

In the meantime, insecurity remains very strong in the province.

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