General Williams:
This is where you expertise is needed. I have always been interested in the ECOMOG Model that contained the debauchery in Sierra Leone (restored the democratic elected President) and the carnage in Liberia.
MsJoe
--From: ishola williams <isholawilliams@yahoo.com>
To: MELVIN FOOTE <mfoote2420@aol.com>; Amina Salum Ali <balamina56@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: Africa: AU to impose 'targeted sanctions' in war-torn S Sudan
Mme Binta,You are always asking questions that you as an African must answer.Have you ever tried to meet the AU Lady Ambassador to the USA(also responsible for the Diaspora) and discuss with her.Please do so(in DC) as she goes at least for policy meetings and Summits.She has direct contact with the Concerned AU Commissioners(Political Affairs ,Peace and Security.She can let you know how AU can or can not sanction the "SUPPLIERS" and why AU can or cannot get it.If you also have suggestions on how AU can apply sanctions and get it,I am sure,she nd AU will be very happy.With IMF at your back,who will refuse to listen to you.iw_________________
Ishola Williams
Maj-Gen. (Rtd)
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On Wednesday, January 1, 2014 11:07 AM, MELVIN FOOTE <mfoote2420@aol.com> wrote:FYI
Questions: Who is supplying these heavy and deadly weapons to people who can barely feed themselves?Shouldn't the AU sanction the suppliers too?Who are benefiting from the instabilities in Africa? Africans?Why can't the AU get it?Binta-----------------------------------------------------------------------------As South Sudan rebels battled government troops for control of the flashpoint town of Bor, the AU says it will impose sanctions over violence.
A South Sudan army soldier stands next to a machine gun mounted on a truck. (Reuters)The African Union said it will impose "targeted sanctions" over violence in war-torn South Sudan, where two weeks of fighting is feared to have left thousands dead.The pan-Africa bloc's Peace and Security Council said in a statement it would "take appropriate measures, including targeted sanctions, against all those who incite people to violence, including along ethnic lines".Meanwhile, South Sudan rebels battled government troops on Tuesday for control of the flashpoint town of Bor, the army said, dashing hopes a looming ceasefire deadline in the war-torn nation would be heeded."There is fighting this morning [Tuesday] in Bor town ... we are awaiting more details," army spokesperson Philip Aguer said. The army celebrated last week the recapture of Bor from the rebel forces, who have been fighting government troops for over two weeks.Offer of a cease-fire
Late on Monday, Uganda's president warned South Sudan's rebel leader against rejecting the government's offer of a cease-fire, saying regional leaders would unite to "defeat" the former vice-president who is accused of mounting a failed coup in the world's newest country.Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni told reporters in Juba, the South Sudan capital, that a regional bloc known as IGAD had given Riek Machar "four days to respond" to the cease-fire offer."If he doesn't we shall have to go for him, all of us," he said, referring to IGAD.A meeting of East African leaders last week said it "welcomed the commitment" by South Sudan's government to cease hostilities against rebels and urged both sides to start peace talks by Tuesday. Machar instead called for a negotiated cease-fire that includes a way to monitor compliance.Violence since mid-December in South Sudan has displaced up to 180 000 people, the United Nations said on Monday.Uganda's influence is strong in South Sudan, where special forces from the neighbouring country have been deployed at the request of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, raising questions about the impartiality of Uganda as a possible mediator in a conflict that many fear could lead to civil war in the world's newest country.Seek help
But France's ambassador to the United Nations said South Sudan's government has the right under international law to seek help from neighbouring countries to defend itself."There is a government in South Sudan, which has the right to ask for another country to support its military efforts," said Gerard Araud, who is the UN Security Council president. He added that the Security Council "does not have a say" in whether South Sudan seeks such help. – AFP, Sapa-APBintaFounder, Executive Director of PLADIRS 501(c) (3) Registered EIN: 45-4524929
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