UN: Darfur sees bloodiest month in two years

Nearly 600 people died in rebel and tribal fighting in Sudan's Darfur region in May, United Nations officials said on Monday.

ICC: al-Bashir's arrest 'a matter of time'

It is only a matter of time before Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is arrested on war-crimes charges, the chief prosecutor of the ICC has said.

Sudan bars three from meeting on ICC

Sudan on Saturday barred three activists from leaving the country to attend a conference on the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Sudan's al-Bashir vows dialogue with West

Veteran Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed on Thursday to engage with the West despite an ICC warrant hanging over him.

Al-Bashir to be sworn in as Sudan president

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, the only sitting head of state wanted for war crimes, will be sworn in on Thursday.

Sudan censors two newspapers

Sudanese security officers stormed two newspapers on Wednesday, tearing up articles ready for printing, employees said.

Darfur rebel leader caught in political stand-off

A Darfur rebel leader was caught in a diplomatic stand-off in Chad's main airport on Wednesday after authorities refused to let him enter the country.

UN: More than 100 killed in Darfur clashes since March

Clashes between rival tribes have claimed 107 lives since March in Darfur, the UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan said.

Chaotic Sudan vote count 'vulnerable to manipulation'

Vote-counting after Sudan's April elections was chaotic and open to manipulation, an international observer mission said on Monday.

We are fine, say released SA peacekeepers

Happy to be home, the four South African police officers who were kidnapped in Sudan said their captors treated them like human beings.

UN mission in Sudan extended

The UN Security Council on Thursday extended for another year its mission in Sudan and tasked it with additional responsibilities.

After Sudan vote, battle for unity begins

A day after polls returned President Omar al-Bashir to power, Sudan on Tuesday turned its attention to forging unity in Africa's largest country.

Peacekeepers' release 'a Freedom Day present'

The release of four South Africans abducted in Sudan was the "best Freedom Day present for the country", President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.

Election win poses test for Sudan's al-Bashir

Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir stamped his authority on Africa's biggest country on Monday with a decisive election win.

Sudan elects Omar al-Bashir as president

President Omar al-Bashir won Sudan's elections in a result that confirms in office the only sitting head of state wanted by the ICC for war crimes.

South African peacekeepers held in Darfur freed

Four South African peacekeepers with the joint UN-African Union mission who had been held in Darfur since April 11 were freed on Monday.

Victory for al-Bashir expected in landmark Sudan polls

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was headed for a near-certain win on Monday in landmark polls that observers said failed to reach world standards.

Calls continue for release of kidnapped SA peacekeepers

Negotiations are continuing to secure the release of four SA peacekeepers who were abducted in Sudan, it was reported on Friday.

Fraught Sudan poll imperils democracy

Sudanese democracy is being killed by multiple assassins, writes Justun Laku.

South Sudan opposition alleges poll fraud

Opposition groups in south Sudan accused soldiers and officials on Wednesday of tampering with ballots and intimidating polling agents.

Peacekeepers held in Darfur to be freed after poll result

Four South African peacekeepers who were kidnapped in Darfur over a week ago will be released after election results are out.

South Sudan party accuses north of troop build-up

South Sudan's main party has accused the north of building up troops in the country's highly sensitive Blue Nile border state.

US urges Sudan to tackle election rows 'impartially'

The US, Britain and Norway have advised on how Sudan's election body should tackle disputes from the country's first multi-party poll in 24 years.

Sudan votes, and stands on the brink of splitting in two

Africa's biggest country could divide between north and south -- and a new nation would face an uncertain future.

South Africans kidnapped in Darfur 'in good health'

Four SA peacekeepers from the joint UN-AU mission who were kidnapped this week in Darfur are "in good health", the mission said on Friday.

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