Sudan appoints killer militia leader to post

BBC:

The Sudanese authorities have given a senior government position to a man accused of co-ordinating the Janjaweed Arab militia in Darfur.

The minister of federal affairs, Abdel Basit Sabderat, said clan leader Musa Hilal had been named as his adviser.

The US State Department and human rights groups say Mr Hilal is a leader of the Janjaweed, which is accused of committing war crimes in Darfur.

There have been repeated delays in deploying a joint UN-AU force there.

Only 9,000 out of a planned 26,000 have been sent.

Tens of thousands of people have died in Darfur and two-thirds of the surviving population rely on humanitarian assistance.

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This appointment is another example of the bad faith of the Sudan government. They are not serious about stopping the war and unfortunately many of the rebels are not either.