There's a fundamental disagreement between Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and the rest of the world over what is actually taking place in Darfur. Bashir still insists that all of the violence taking place there is a simple fight over resources, no different than any of the other conflicts between tribal groups that dot the rest of Africa. Here's Bashir:

Everything being said over Darfur's mass annihilation and mass rape are lies.

That's an interesting starting point for the upcoming negotiation sessions set to take place in Tripoli between the government of Sudan and rebel groups. Bashir refuses to admit to the state of affairs that nearly every impartial observer has testified to being the facts on the ground.