Sudan: 3 million US dollars for North Kordofan's Janjaweed

Source:  Radio Dabanga

The central government in Khartoum has paid three million US dollars in return for the withdrawal of the government-backed militia elements, known as Janjaweed, from North Kordofan and dismantling their blockade on El Obeid. Their militias will regroup in Nyala, South Darfur.

The independent El Taghyeer newspaper reported on Thursday that the total amount transferred from the Central Bank of Sudan for the benefit of the Janjaweed was $3,000,000. It was transferred at the official rate of 5.6 SDG ($9.80), while the exchange rate in the black market was more than 8 SDG.

The forces had demanded a huge financial compensation for their services on the South Kordofan battlefields...

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