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Khartoum vows two-month halt in Darfur operations

A top Sudanese government official on Monday offered a two-month halt in military operations in strife-torn Darfur to allow for rebel groups to join the peace process. ”The…

Iran president makes first visit to Sudan

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his first visit to Khartoum on Wednesday for talks with his Sudanese opposite number, Omar al-Bashir, bringing together two leaders who…

Sudan charges US with seeking to topple regime

Sudan accused Washington of seeking to overthrow the regime of President Omar al-Bashir by using rights groups and foreign powers, a top presidential adviser was quoted as saying…

UN envoy accused of ‘waging war’ in Sudan

The Sudanese military declared United Nations special envoy Jan Pronk persona non grata on Friday, accusing him of ”waging war against the armed forces”, in the latest escalation…

Extension of AU mission in Darfur welcomed

The extension of the African Union’s mandate in Sudan’s Darfur was welcomed on Thursday by all sides but tough negotiations on a transition to a United Nations peacekeeping force…

Sudan reiterates rejection of UN peacekeepers

Sudan’s ruling party has rejected as unacceptable a draft United Nations resolution on the deployment of UN peacekeepers to the strife-torn region of Darfur and issued a sharp…

Somalia rivals sign peace accord

Rival Somali leaders on Thursday reached an agreement to end fighting in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country following Arab League sponsored talks in Khartoum, officials said.…

Leaders of Sudan, Eritrea meet for rare summit

The presidents of Sudan and Eritrea met on Monday for the first time in five years, setting the stage for landmark peace talks aimed at ending the simmering civil conflict in…

Tension mounts between UN and Khartoum

The Khartoum government and the United Nations were at loggerheads on Tuesday over Darfur after a top UN envoy accused Khartoum of trying to cover-up ongoing violence in the…

Darfur displaced say they still live in fear

Civilians made homeless by the civil war in Sudan’s western region of Darfur say they remain prey to attack by militiamen because they are unable to survive on the relief…

Sudan, Eritrea mend fences

Sudan and Eritrea hailed on Friday a major improvement in bilateral relations strained by a decade of mutual accusations of support for each other’s opposition groups. ”The two…

Sudan swears in first post-war government

Sudan’s first post-war national unity government was sworn in on Thursday at a ceremony attended by President Omar al-Beshir, eight months after a peace deal that ended Africa’s…

UN refugee chief starts tour of ‘forgotten continent’

The United Nations refugee chief was due to visit Sudan on Monday to assess the fate of millions of displaced civilians in war-torn Darfur and the recently pacified south of the…