Chad resumes mediation over Darfur

The African moves to support peace negotiations in Darfur coincide with Chad's decision to resume mediation efforts to solving Darfur crisis after getting promises from Khartoum to take measures against Chad's rebels, Chad says they are stationed in Sudan.

The office of the President of Chad Idris Deibi said that the decision to resume the negotiations came following talks held with a Sudanese delegation chaired by the minister of investment. A statement issued by the office said "based on the care to preserve good relations between Chad and Sudan, the president accepts the resumption of mediation efforts with his determination that the Sudanese government will proceed to remove rebellions, until the end.

According to the ministerial statement, the Sudanese minister gave confirmation to Chad on the beginning of operations to eliminate hostile armed forces, stationed on the Sudanese territories.

Last week, Chad announced suspension of its mediation in Darfur saying that it does not help a country supports rebellions working for destabilizing its security. Chad accused Sudan of constituting a grave danger to its security through recruiting 3,000 rebellions and equip them with arms near the borders between the two countries.

Some, 200,000 persons from Darfur resorted to Chad fleeing the civil war which resulted, according to UN figures in killing 180,000 persons since its eruption in February 2003.