Sudan's army says more areas of North Darfur have been cleared of rebel presenceSeptember 20th, 2009 Sudan claims further victories in north DarfurKHARTOUM, 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.
Darfur refugee representative says US envoy unwelcome for being too close to Sudan governmentSeptember 11th, 2009 Darfur refugee says US envoy unwelcome in campsCAIRO — The U.S. special envoy to Sudan is not welcome in Darfur's refugee camps because he has downplayed the scope of the crisis there, a refugee representative said Friday.
'Jaswant's book not the only reason for expulsion'August 19th, 2009 SHIMLA - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Jaswant Singh's expulsion from the party has to do with more than just his controversial book on the subcontinent's partition, a senior BJP national leader said Wednesday night. "The writing of the book was not the only, but one of the several reasons, for his expulsion by the party," the party leader told IANS here on condition of anonymity.
Sudan says it's 'regrettable' that Obama labeled Darfur a genocideJuly 14th, 2009 Sudan criticizes Obama for calling Darfur genocideKHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan's government has criticized President Barack Obama for calling the conflict in Darfur a "genocide."
Obama made the comment in a speech over the weekend in the African nation of Ghana. There has been a long-running debate over whether to characterize the conflict between Sudan's Arab-led government and ethnic African rebels in Darfur as a genocide.
Sudanese official says kidnapped aid workers speak to families and are in good healthJuly 12th, 2009 Sudan: Kidnapped aid workers in good healthKHARTOUM, Sudan — Two foreign aid workers kidnapped by gunmen in Sudan's restive Darfur region are in good health and have been allowed to speak to their relatives, a government official said Sunday. Sudan's state minister for humanitarian affairs, Abdel-Baqi Jailani, said efforts to free the hostages were progressing.
Sudan is negotiating release of 2 foreign aid workers in Darfur with the aid of tribal leadersJuly 9th, 2009 Kidnappers in Sudan seek ransom for 2 aid workersKHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan is negotiating with the kidnappers of two Darfur aid workers for their safe release, preferably without paying the demanded ransom, Sudanese officials said Thursday. Six gunmen snatched an Irish woman and her Ugandan colleague from their compound in the northern Darfur region of Kutum last week.
Advocates for Darfur worry that US policy lacks clarity and risks efforts to ease sufferingJune 19th, 2009 Darfur advocates worry US policy lacks clarityWASHINGTON — Human rights groups working to end the dying in Darfur fear that the Obama administration's failure to put on record its plans to bring security to the 2.5 million people huddled in camps threatens their survival. The administration said Thursday it still considers the Darfur problem genocide.
Sudan is allowing 4 expelled aid organizations to return under slightly different namesJune 11th, 2009 Sudan allows 4 expelled aid groups backUNITED NATIONS — The Sudanese government is allowing four aid organizations expelled from the country after its president was accused of war crimes to return under slightly different names, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Thursday.
One in three women risk rape in crisis-hit DarfurJune 1st, 2009 DARFUR - A human rights charity survey has found that one in three women fleeing from the civil war hit region of Darfur in Sudan risk being rape victims. The US-based, Physicians For Human Rights, interviewed 88 women who had fled from Darfur and came to a conclusion that rape against women was widespread, Sky News reports.
Sudan says US aid organizations will be considered to replace groups expelled from DarfurMay 8th, 2009 Sudan: American aid groups considered for DarfurKHARTOUM, Sudan — The Sudanese government said Thursday that it would consider applications from American aid organizations to replace more than a dozen groups that were expelled from Darfur earlier this year. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir expelled 13 international aid groups and three local ones in March after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
US lawmakers protesting Darfur are among those arrested at Sudanese Embassy in DCApril 27th, 2009 5 US lawmakers, others arrested at Darfur protestWASHINGTON — Five members of Congress have been arrested while protesting the expulsion of aid groups from Darfur in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. They were among eight people led away in handcuffs Monday after crossing a police line.
UN peacekeeping chief says Darfur 'a low-intensity conflict' with 150 deaths a monthApril 27th, 2009 UN envoy: Darfur now 'a low-intensity conflict'UNITED NATIONS — The war in Darfur is now a "a low-intensity conflict" with 150 deaths a month, down from the intense fighting that killed tens of thousands when it began, the peacekeeping chief in the Sudanese region said Monday. But he warned the U.N.
US lawmakers protesting Darfur are among those arrested at Sudanese Embassy in DCApril 27th, 2009 2 US lawmakers, others arrested at Darfur protestWASHINGTON — Eight activists protesting the expulsion of aid groups in Darfur have been arrested in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. Humanitarian leaders and U.S.
European officials fail to persuade Sudan to allow aid groups back to DarfurApril 23rd, 2009 Paris talks don't budge Sudan on aid groupsPARIS — French and British negotiators failed at talks this week to persuade Sudan to allow expelled aid groups back into Darfur, officials said Thursday. "These NGOs are not going to be let back into Sudan," Nafie Ali Nafie, adviser to President Omar al-Bashir on Darfur issues, said on France-24 television Thursday.
Mia Farrow declares hunger strike in solidarity with people of DarfurApril 22nd, 2009 Darfur genocide inspires actress hunger strikeLOS ANGELES — Mia Farrow plans to begin a hunger strike next week in solidarity with the people of Darfur. The 64-year-old actress and humanitarian says she will begin a "fast of only water" on Monday "as a personal expression of outrage at a world that is somehow able to stand by and watch innocent men, women and children needlessly die of starvation, thirst and disease."
Farrow was moved to begin the hunger strike after the Sudanese government expelled international aid agencies from the country last month.
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