According to the BBC the AU / UN force will begin its mission with only a third of the 26,000 troops initially pledged. Force commander General Martin Luther Agwai, also said he has not received a required 24 helicopters.
As expected, there have also been problems with the Sudanese government which refuses to allow in troops from non-African countries. It also wants advance notice of AU / UN troop movements and the ability to pull the plug on communications.
Source: BBC
General Agwai would appear to be the perfect person to lead this mission. Aside from being a graduate of the Nigerian Command and Staff College, he attended the British Army Staff College, Camberley, United States Army Armour School and United States Defence University where he obtained an MSc in National Resource Strategy. He was Deputy Military Advisor - UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (Nov 2002 - Jun 2003) and Deputy Force Commander - UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) (Nov 2000 - Nov 2002).
All of this being said, there will be no AU / UN miracle in Sudan. The situation has been relatively ignored by the international community. There are now more than two million people living as refugees. Most are in camps vulnerable to attack. Agwai will need all his resourcefulness to provide security to the camps and their extended supply routes. On one hand he is dealing with an unsympathetic, at the very least, government. On the other, inadequate resources to establish his peace keepers as a true force.
General Agwai would appear to be the perfect person to lead this mission. Aside from being a graduate of the Nigerian Command and Staff College, he attended the British Army Staff College, Camberley, United States Army Armour School and United States Defence University where he obtained an MSc in National Resource Strategy. He was Deputy Military Advisor - UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (Nov 2002 - Jun 2003) and Deputy Force Commander - UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) (Nov 2000 - Nov 2002).
All of this being said, there will be no AU / UN miracle in Sudan. The situation has been relatively ignored by the international community. There are now more than two million people living as refugees. Most are in camps vulnerable to attack. Agwai will need all his resourcefulness to provide security to the camps and their extended supply routes. On one hand he is dealing with an unsympathetic, at the very least, government. On the other, inadequate resources to establish his peace keepers as a true force.
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