Clarification: Sudan-US-Darfur story

Clarification: Sudan-US-Darfur story

CAIRO — In a story Sept. 11, The Associated Press quoted a representative of refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan as saying a U.S. envoy was not welcome in the region’s camps. The story should have said that the refugee representative identified himself only as Abu Sharati, an informal nickname he is known by, and that he spoke on condition of anonymity because he said he feared arrest by Sudan’s Arab-led government.

Sudan’s southern leader says his people may to choose to secede in 2011 referendum

Sudan’s leader says south may to choose to split

Gunmen kidnap Frenchman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Darfur

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Gunmen kidnapped a French staff member working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Sudan’s western Darfur region on Thursday, the group said.

Sudanese cargo plane crashes near Sharjah airport in United Arab Emirates killing crew of 6

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Sudanese cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday from Sharjah airport near Dubai, killing at least six crew members.

New Obama policy on Sudan sets carrot-and-stick approach toward peace, ending rights abuses

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, after months of fierce internal debate, outlined a new approach Monday to settling the conflicts in Sudan, asserting a moral obligation to end “a vast sea of human misery” and a need to prevent the African nation from serving as a haven for terrorists.

In policy shift, Obama to offer Sudanese government incentives to end violence

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday that the U.S. is shifting its policy toward Sudan, offering incentives if the government proves it is taking steps to end the human suffering there and work toward internal peace.

Irish aid worker says Darfur kidnappers terrorized her, Ugandan friend with ‘mock’ executions

DUBLIN — A freed Irish aid worker held captive for three months in Darfur said Monday that her captors terrorized her and a Ugandan friend by repeatedly staging their mock executions using live gunfire.

Key pretrial hearing begins against rebel leader in deadly Darfur rebel attack on peacekeepers

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Prosecutors on Monday accused a Sudanese rebel leader of planning an attack that killed 12 African peacekeepers, in the first Darfur case to reach an international tribunal.

Irish, Ugandan aid workers freed by captors in Sudan’s Darfur region after more than 3 months

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Two foreign aid workers seized at gunpoint more than three months ago in Sudan’s Darfur were released Sunday by their captors in the third — and longest — kidnapping of aid workers in the arid region.

White House changing policy on Sudan; new incentives to be unveiled Monday by Clinton

WASHINGTON — In a new effort to engage the government of Sudan, U.S. officials say the White House will shift its policy toward Khartoum, but they warn that the violence and humanitarian abuses in Darfur must stop.

Obama administration to unveil new Sudan ‘incentives’ policy on Monday

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to roll out a new policy toward Sudan with an eye toward engaging the government in Khartoum but also warning that continued violence in Darfur will result in penalties, U.S. officials said Friday.

US to unveil new Sudan ‘incentives’ policy on Monday

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to roll out a new policy toward Sudan with an eye toward engaging the government in Khartoum but also warning that continued violence in Darfur will result in penalties, U.S. officials said Friday.

International court prosecutor launches preliminary investigation into Guinea violence

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court said Thursday it has launched a preliminary investigation into last month’s violence at a Guinea sports stadium, where presidential guard troops opened fire on tens of thousands of demonstrators.

NY court rules in favor of Canada’s biggest independent oil company in genocide lawsuit

NEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has ruled that a lawsuit alleging that a Canadian energy company aided genocide in its pursuit of oil in Sudan was properly thrown out.

Report: Sudanese refugee women and girls face rape, violence daily in eastern Chad

NAIROBI, Kenya — Women and girls who fled the fighting in Darfur face rape and other violence daily in eastern Chad, even inside the very refugee camps where they have sought sanctuary, according to a report released Wednesday.

Ethiopia sees Somalia being lost to extremists; says UN lacks political will

UNITED NATIONS — Somalia is being hijacked by al-Qaida-linked terrorists who are better organized and more highly motivated than the ineffectual government in Mogadishu, and Sudan could be the next nation to fall under their influence, Ethiopia warned Saturday.

Gunmen in southern Sudan kill at least 80 as wave of tribal violence engulfs the south

CAIRO — Gunmen attacked a village in southern Sudan and killed some 80 people and wounded 46, said a southern government official Monday, adding that he believed the militia was organized by the central government.

Sudan’s army says more areas of North Darfur have been cleared of rebel presence

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The Sudanese army said Sunday it has cleared several more areas of rebel control in North Darfur province ahead of peace talks set for October. Rebels denied the government claims.

Top Egyptian cleric supports Muslim women’s right to wear trousers

CAIRO — Egypt’s top Islamic authority defended women’s rights to wear trousers in public following a high profile court case in neighboring Sudan were women were flogged for dressing in pants, the local press reported Wednesday.