DRA head intervenes in Central Darfur camp dispute

The authorities of Bindisi in Central Darfur on Tuesday decided to cancel the relocation of the grain silo from the Bindisi camp for the displaced to the southern part of the town. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a source revealed that the decision came after the head of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Dr Tijani Sese, Central Darfur State Governor, Yusif Tibin, and a representative of the World Food Programme arrived in Bindisi by helicopter on Tuesday afternoon. At the same time, a Unamid force arrived from Mukjar in 17 vehicles, two armoured vehicles, and two tanks. The source added that the delegation met with the authorities of Bindisi locality from 2pm until 4pm, after which the plan to move the grain silo was cancelled, and the delegation and Unamid left the locality. The displaced of Bindisi camp had demonstrated on Monday morning in protest against the removal of the grain silo from the camp. Security forces and the police used live bullets, tear gas, and batons to disperse the demonstrators.  File photo by Albert González Farran/Unamid  Related: Central Darfur displaced protest against ‘re-planning’ camps (18 February 2014)