Sudan government asks UN Darfur mission to leave
The spokesman for the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur says the Sudanese government has asked his mission to prepare plans to exit the country.
The snub comes amid tension between the mission and the government over an investigation into allegations of mass rape in the violence-torn region of Darfur. Initially, the mission was denied access to Tabit, a North Darfur village where allegations surfaced in media that women were raped by government-allied troops. Following a visit, escorted by government troops, the mission said it had not immediately discovered evidence of rape.
