Editor's Note: In March, Kurt Pelda, Africa Bureau Chief of the Swiss daily the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), traveled to eastern Chad on the border with the Sudanese crisis region of Darfur: a trip that was documented in a diary published in English on World Politics Review and that would see him eventually turning back from the border due to inadequate security conditions. In late October, Pelda returned to the region and crossed the border into Darfur, where he accompanied a Darfur rebel group. The diary of his trip was published on the NZZ Online in German, and World Politics Review here presents it in English.On the Parade Grounds Traditional dignitaries and rebel commanders from all over the area descend upon the ghost town, in order to tell the strange white visitor about their hopes and problems. Many people still believe that a large part of Darfur's problems will be resolved with the stationing of U.N. peacekeeping forces. It breaks my heart to have to dampen these expectations.
Camels, Horses and Infantry
In Darfur: A Travel Diary (Day 11)
