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Kidnappers kill five Chinese hostages in Sudan

Kidnappers killed five Chinese oil workers on Monday out of nine they had been holding hostage in central Sudan for more than a week.

Sudan hunts for kidnapped Chinese oil workers

Sudanese forces were struggling through rain and harsh terrain to try to rescue nine kidnapped Chinese oil workers, the government said on Monday.

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Nine Chinese oil workers kidnapped in Sudan

Kidnappers have snatched nine Chinese oil workers in central Sudan, the third such incident over the past year in the oil-producing region.

Sudan launches Darfur peace effort

Sudan’s president, accused of genocide by the ICC, launched a national initiative on Thursday to bring peace to Darfur.

IMF: Fallout from financial crisis not over

Fallout from the global financial crisis is not over and more consolidation could occur in the financial sector, the IMF said on Monday.

Babies’ deaths cast shadow on Egypt’s healthcare

The video shows a poorly lit hospital nursery filled with premature babies. Doctors are trying to resuscitate some babies after a power failure.

Tension in Egypt clouds outlook for succession

Social tensions in Egypt over the past year have eroded overwhelming expectations that Gamal Mubarak will succeed his father President Hosni Mubarak at the helm of the most…

UN says rebels blocking access to trapped Darfuris

The United Nations in Sudan accused a rebel group on Monday of blocking access to a mountainous area in Darfur where 20 000 people are trapped after fighting between the…

Danes won’t set foot in Sudan again, says president

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Wednesday that Danes will not be allowed to set foot in his country after Danish newspapers reprinted a satirical cartoon of the…

Egypt police detain dozens of Islamists before vote

Egyptian police detained dozens of members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, expanding a crackdown on the country’s strongest opposition group ahead of local elections in…

Darfur rebels agree to hold unity talks, say mediators

Several Darfur rebel commanders have agreed in principle to hold talks in southern Sudan to unify their positions ahead of possible peace talks with the government, a group of…

Sudan: There’s no evidence against ICC Darfur suspect

Sudan said on Thursday it has found no evidence to support the charges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against a government minister suspected of committing war crimes…

Sudan rebels: Govt raid targets unity talks

Sudanese government aircraft on Sunday attacked the site where rebel leaders in the Darfur region were planning to hold unity talks, wounding several people, one of the faction…

Darfur’s Chadian refugees show extent of conflict

Hassan Abdallah stood in front of a group of young girls wearing bright dresses to greet the head of the United Nations refugee agency at Um Shalaya, a camp for Chadian refugees…

AU: Darfur militias acting with impunity

The African Union peacekeeping force in West Darfur told the United Nations on Wednesday that Arab militias were killing and pillaging in the region without arrests by the…

Egypt’s bloggers test state media control

Egyptian bloggers have come into the spotlight, on the one hand as a forum for political debate, on the other as the target of government attempts to limit their freedom of…

Egyptian children trade childhood for money

Mohamed Gad walks barefoot through the muddy tannery, seemingly not bothered by the acrid odours of chemicals and the stink of unprocessed skins. He places piles of shaved…

Corpses contaminate Nile after Sudan clashes

Corpses of people killed during heavy clashes between the Sudanese army and former southern rebels have contaminated part of the Nile river, which civilians were depending on for…

Israel begins lifting blockade of Lebanon

Israel began on Thursday to lift a blockade of Lebanon imposed when it went to war with Hezbollah guerrillas eight weeks ago, and a Lebanese airliner landed at Beirut’s…