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Sep 22 2008, AP

Sudan officials plan a behind-the-scenes lobbying effort at the United Nations this week to avert the prosecution of the country’s longtime president on charges of genocide in Darfur.

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Oct 6 2008 by AP0 Comments

The Sudanese military says 116 Darfur rebels have surrendered, and the U.N.-African Union mission is trying to confirm the report.

 
 
Oct 2 2008 by AP0 Comments

Sudan’s president has warned that attempts to prosecute him on charges of waging a genocidal campaign in Darfur are undermining the peace process aimed at stopping the violence.

 
 
Sep 29 2008 by AP0 Comments

An aid helicopter for the U.N.-African Union mission in Darfur was shot down outside a refugee camp on Monday, killing all four crew members and scattering debris over a half-mile, Sudanese police and the U.N. said.

 
 
Sep 29 2008 by AP0 Comments

An aid helicopter for the U.N.-African Union mission in Darfur was shot down outside a refugee camp on Monday, killing all four crew members and scattering debris over a half-mile, Sudanese police and the U.N. said.

 
 
Sep 17 2008 by AP0 Comments

Only half of the 26,000 peacekeepers authorized for Sudan’s conflict-wracked Darfur region will be deployed by the end of the year, far below the 80 percent target, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Wednesday.

 
 
Sep 16 2008 by AP0 Comments

South Africa’s president said Tuesday the prosecution of his Sudanese counterpart for genocide in Darfur would undermine efforts to resolve the 5-year-old conflict there.

 
 
Sep 15 2008 by AP0 Comments

Holocaust scholars appealed Monday to the International Criminal Court prosecutor to pursue his indictment of Sudan’s president on charges of genocide in Darfur.

 
 
Sep 14 2008 by AP0 Comments

Sudanese government forces waging an offensive in northern Darfur have attacked rebel-held areas farther south, including a base belonging to a group that signed a peace deal with the government, rebels said Sunday.

 
 
Sep 14 2008 by AP0 Comments

Darfur rebels who signed a peace deal with Sudan’s central government say government forces waging an offensive in the region have attacked one of their bases.

 
 
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Sep 13 2008 by Madhuri Katti1 Comments

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has filed genocide charges against Sudan’s President Al-Bashir and has requested an arrest warrant. The opinion of human rights groups and UN aid agencies are divided as to...

 
 
Sep 9 2008 by Jaiyant Cavale1 Comments

It has been five long, bloody years in Darfur and people continue to live an existence dominated by war, terror, militia and AK-47s. Initially, it was a terror campaign run by the government against the civilians and now, the condition seems to have...

 
 
Apr 14 2008 by Arpita Mukherjee0 Comments

Khartoum, capital of Sudan was considered one of the safest African capital cities but the recent spurt of Islamic terrorism is threatening to interrupt its law and order scenario. The growing resentment among the Muslim youths of the country over the...

 
 
Apr 7 2008 by Madhuri Katti2 Comments

New York based Human Rights Watch has come up with a startling report that even after 5 years of continuing conflicts, women and girls still face risks of rape and sexual assault by rebels and the soldiers in Darfur. Sudanese army and Peace keeping...

 
 
Mar 12 2008 by Arpita Mukherjee0 Comments

Undeterred by international criticism against its ’scorched earth’ policy, the Sudanese government has launched a fresh attack on the rebel stronghold in Darfur. The government-sponsored genocide is centered on western Darfur where clusters of...

 
 
Feb 14 2008 by Sunit3 Comments

Following Steven Spielberg’s withdrawal as an artistic adviser from the Beijing Olympics yesterday, China is now being pressurized by the international community to use its influence on ally Sudan to stop atrocities in the Darfur region. This...

 
 
Feb 4 2008 by Sunit0 Comments

The political situation in Chad is another indication of the same old African story of civil wars and regional instability. Chad government forces and rebels, with alleged Sudanese backup, are involved in a fierce battle for the control of the...

 
 
Dec 15 2007 by Sunit0 Comments

Kenya, one of the prosperous nations in the war ravaged African continent, is on the verge of being embroiled in a land war of wider scale. According to the UNICEF, women and children are suffering the most in a bitter conflict over a proposed land...

 
 
Dec 10 2007 by Yesha0 Comments

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Dec 4 2007 by Vinod0 Comments

The ethnic-cum-tribal conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region, sponsored by the Sudanese govt. seems to be developing a gravely violent flavor suddenly, after reports of proliferation in the number of armed militia groups. Confirming these reports are...

 
 
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In a July 24, 2008 photo, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was on a two days trip to Darfur, releases a dove during the welcoming reception at the Darfur city of el Fasher, Sudan.