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Sudan’s Geneina is a ghost town
It took more than a week for the fighting to reach Geneina, in Sudan’s far west. The town is now a shell of its former self
Darfuris fear their new protectors
For 13 years, United Nations and African Union peacekeepers have been stationed in the Sudanese region of Darfur.
UN urges probe into shooting of Sudan schoolchildren
The killings come as protest leaders are due to hold talks with the ruling generals on Tuesday on the remaining aspects of installing civilian rule
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
Sudan condemns UN Darfur ambush
Sudan on Thursday condemned an attack on United Nations-led peacekeepers in Darfur, accusing rebels of orchestrating the ambush.
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…