IOL (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
Darfur's new chief mediator Djibril Bassole has made his first visit to Sudan as he begins his uphill task of reigniting a stalled peace process.
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
New York, US - Djibril Bassole, the UN-AU joint chief mediator for war-torn Darfur region of Sudan, says his top priority is holding discussions with all parties involved in the conflict. A UN statement made available to the Pan African News Agency (PANA) here at the weekend, stated that Bassole started his new conflict resolution responsibilities in the North Darfur city of El Fasher....
People Daily (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
The newly appointed chief of the joint United Nations-African Union effort to bring peace to Darfur has assumed duties in the conflict-wracked Sudanese region. A statement from the UNAMID received here Friday said Djibril Yipene Bassole, the Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, has pledged to consult as widely as possible with the warring parties to try to find a lasting solution. Bassolé assumed...
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Khartoum, Sudan - The African Union's (AU) special envoy for Sudan, Djibril Bassole, has embarked on his diplomatic mission as the head of the joint mission to broker a political and military settlement to the Darfur crisis.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Sudan: New UN-African Union Mediator for Darfur Conflict Takes Up Post (New York)The newly appointed chief of the joint United Nations-African Union effort to bring peace to Darfur arrived today in the conflict-wracked Sudanese region, pledging to consult as widely as possible with the warring parties to try to find a lasting solution.Djibril Yipènè Bassolé, the Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur,...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
New UN-African Union mediator for Darfur conflict takes up post28 August 2008 – The newly appointed chief of the joint United Nations-African Union effort to bring peace to Darfur arrived today in the conflict-wracked Sudanese region, pledging to consult as widely as possible with the warring parties to try to find a lasting solution.Djibril Yipènè Bassolé, the Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur,...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
... on previous occasions.Meanwhile, the new lead mediator for the U.N.-African Union mission, Djibril Bassole, is expected in the capital Khartoum. The mission has struggled to respond to insecurity in the region. Only about 11,000 of the planned 26,000 troops have been deployed, and the mission is lacking contributions of equipment, including helicopters.According to most international estimates,...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
... campaign by Khartoum before new peace efforts under new joint U.N.-African Union mediator Djibril Bassole.This week, a massive army force seized control of rebel areas in the remote north of Darfur.Before previous peace talks, government and rebel forces have launched attacks to control as much land as possible.International experts estimate about 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5...
The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
... been appointed and was expected to take up his new position on August 1, based in Darfur.Djbril Bassole from Burkina Faso, a Francophile, is having intensive English lessons before he moves to Darfur and his new post. He also speaks no Arabic.Both rebels and the government have attacked each other trying to gain territory ahead of previous Darfur peace talks.International experts estimate...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
... has been appointed and was expected to take up his new position on Aug. 1, based in Darfur.Djbril Bassole from Burkina Faso, a Francophile, is having intensive English lessons before he moves to Darfur and his new post. He also speaks no Arabic.Both rebels and the government have attacked each other trying to gain territory ahead of previous Darfur peace talks.International experts estimate...
a reader's words (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
Amit Basole has a fascinating series of posts analyzing Mirza Ghalib’s couplets where he not so much dissects them as use them as a starting point to pose contemporary questions, on the question of faith, for example, and what it means to be human. One thing sometimes does lead to another. Our post on Milton and [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
... to issues related to UNAMID's deployment, the officials also discussed support for Djibril Yipènè Bassolé, who as the new Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur is tasked with rejuvenating efforts to resolve the five-year conflict that has raged between rebels, Government forces and allied militiamen known as the Janjaweed, as well as the strengthening of the offices of the Joint Mediation Support...
Get Mash (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Reuters - Darfur’s new chief mediator Djibril Bassole made his first visit to Sudan on Sunday to begins the uphill task of reviving a stalled peace process. Read the full story
Housing.ae News (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur’s new chief mediator Djibril Bassole made his first visit to Sudan on Sunday as he begins his uphill task of reigniting a stalled peace process.
