ristian circles in the US Congress and the Zionist lobby of influencing the US Congress against Sudan.
Al-Bashir asked foreign powers not to interfere in the Darfur conflict pointing out that there was no genocide there.
Meanwhile, with the African Union summit opening in Khartoum tomorrow, the Sudanese government is bidding to head the organisation:
Sudan says it has East Africa’s backing in the AU, where nations tend to work in blocs. But diplomats said southern, central and western African states were still undecided.
“This risks dividing Africa,” said one West African government official. “One of the options that the regional bodies could propose is asking Sudan to withdraw its candidature.”
Sudan is the only country to have nominated itself for the position so far, and a Sudanese official said his government would not withdraw.
“Sudan is definitely going to win the support of the African heads of state,” said Ali Tamim Fartak, adviser to President Omar al-Bashir. […]
The United States, which has pressured Sudan to end fighting in Darfur, said there would be “certain contradictions” if Sudan was chosen when the AU force was trying to protect Sudanese citizens “in part from the government of Sudan”.
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