Louisville Courier-Journal
The African Union wants "African solutions to African problems." Trouble is, the 53-member body hasn't been able to come up with an answer to Darfur.
Two million people have fled their homes and at least 180,000 have been killed since the Sudanese government unleashed the janjaweed militia on rebel forces and ethnic groups in the region.
The conflict showed signs of abating in May, when the government and rebels signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement. But in months since, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has blocked the peace process at every turn. Meanwhile, the African Union's meager Darfur peacekeeping unit of 7,000 has struggled to enforce the cease-fire. Read the full editorial >>>
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