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Handwritten letters a lifeline in war-ravaged Darfur
With no cellphone service or phone calls, people in Sudan’s war-torn western region of Darfur are resorting to a bygone means of communication — handwritten letters, carried by…
Darfur: How historical patterns of conflict are haunting current violence
The root causes of the ongoing conflict in Darfur are rising to the surface amid an influx of arms from Libya
Explainer: Tracing the history of Sudan’s Janjaweed militia
The Janjaweed militia first came into play when Omar al-Bashir’s government deployed it in Darfur
Sudan denies more than 100 killed in protest crackdown
The Central Committee for Sudanese Doctors said Wednesday that 40 bodies had been pulled from the Nile, sending the death toll soaring to at least 108
UN heading for Iraq-style disaster in Darfur
United Nations peacekeeping troops are heading for ”Iraq-style disaster” in Darfur as long as talks between the government and rebel groups remain stalled and the United States…
Traumatised Darfur refugees seek safety in Chad
The sun-blasted desert between this small Chadian border town and Sudan’s Darfur is scattered with stunted trees and thorny shrubs. Beneath each one, Sudanese refugees huddle…
Dark anniversary for Darfur
The deadly conflict in Darfur entered its sixth year on Tuesday with no solution in sight, as Khartoum continued to resist the full deployment of a peacekeeping force amid a…
ICC vows to bring Darfur masterminds to justice
Nine months after the first arrest warrants were issued for those suspected of being behind atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region, the chief international prosecutor believes he…
UN chief urges ceasefire in Darfur
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Sudanese government and all rebel groups to agree to a ceasefire in Darfur, saying deteriorating security is…
UN agency quits Darfur border amid new bombings
The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday it had withdrawn a team caring for refugees from the Chad/Darfur border after aerial bombing. Seven refugees from Darfur crossed…
Chad rebels flee south, UN warns of aid being hampered
Chadian rebels fled south on Sunday pursued by government forces, the military said, as the United Nations refugee agency warned that recent fighting in the country had put aid…
World powerless to stop Darfur’s killing and carnage
Diplomatic wrangling dashed hopes for an end to the killing and rape in Darfur this year and a new United Nations-backed peacekeeping mission scheduled to start on January 1…
Sudan demands public apology from Brown
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan has accused Gordon Brown of deliberately undermining the Darfur peace talks and has demanded a public apology after the British prime…
Sudan to announce Darfur ceasefire
Sudan will announce another ceasefire in its four-and-a-half year conflict with rebel groups in Darfur at the weekend, it emerged on Monday. The announcement will come at the…
Rebels: Sudan army attacks Darfur peace partners
Sudanese government troops and allied militia on Monday attacked a town belonging to the only Darfur rebel faction to sign a 2006 peace deal, rebels said. ”Government planes have…