Sunday, August 01, 2004
CREDIT WHEN IT'S DUE: FRANCE DEPLOYS TO DAFUR
After I had just recently, and quite rightly, criticised the French government's behaviour vis a vis the situation in Dafur, I feel I must apologise a little to the government of la Grande Nation:
After I had just recently, and quite rightly, criticised the French government's behaviour vis a vis the situation in Dafur, I feel I must apologise a little to the government of la Grande Nation:
France is deploying 200 soldiers to help secure Chad's eastern border with Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region.
The French Ambassador to Chad, Jean Pierre Bercot, said the troops would also bring humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of Darfur refugees in Chad.
Which is at least a step forward, unlike the toothless pseudo-resolution passed by the UN Security Council. David Aaronovitch has more.
