Bashir names first Darfur vice president

strife-torn territory dismissed it as an empty gesture that would not answer their call for a bigger say in government.
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir appointed al-Haj Adam Youssef as vice president, state news agency SUNA reported late on Tuesday, without giving further details.
Mostly non-Arab rebels launched a rebellion in Darfur almost ten years ago, accusing the Khartoum government of neglecting the development of the region.
Two leading rebels groups rejected the appointment, telling Reuters Youssef was an Islamist from an Arab tribe who would not end the marginalisation of non-Arabs in Darfur.
“He is part of the Arabisation of Darfur. He won’t make a difference,” said el-Tahir el-Faki, a senior official at the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), one of the most powerful rebel groups. – Reuters.