Sudanese soldiers block aid to 90,000 people as Rwandan troops arrive

Sudanese soldiers are apparently blocking aid from getting into a camp in South Darfur where 90,000 people have taken refuge, and U.N. Special Envoy Jan Pronk "expressed concern about the lack of progress so far on the ground and at the fact that the Janjaweed militia still constitute a threat around camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs)."

While Sudan is claiming progress by returning some refugees to their home villages, the U.N. reports that "it found approximately 2,700 returnees in Sani Deleiba ... that lived in fear due to heavy Janjaweed presence in the area."

The Rwandan half of the 300-person African Union force arrived in Darfur yesterday to protect A.U. ceasefire monitors; however, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said his troops would also use force to protect endangered civilians. The A.U. is still considering sending a peacekeeping force of 2,500 troops.