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Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

Sudan army deploys as protesters keep pressure on Bashir: witnesses

Thousands of protesters in Sudan have urged the military to join calls calling for the resignation of leader Omar al-Bashir

Sudan tense ahead of ICC ruling on al-Bashir

Tension mounted in Sudan on Wednesday ahead of a decision by the ICC on whether to issue an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir.

Sudan accused of bombing Darfur rebels

Sudanese aircraft bombed Darfur rebel positions on Thursday in the latest offensive in the war-torn region, rebels said.

Darfur rebels say government assault repelled

Rebel groups said they fought off a government assault on their positions in North Darfur on Wednesday, leaving an unknown number of casualties.

Sudan presses Darfur offensive, say rebels

Darfur rebels said on Monday they were fighting back against attacking government troops for a fourth day, the latest in a series of battles.

Darfur rebels spurn Arab peace initiative

Darfur rebel groups on Thursday dismissed an Arab League initiative aimed at bringing peace to the war-ravaged western Sudanese region.

Darfur rebels accuse Sudan of mounting major attack

Darfur rebels on Wednesday accused the Sudan government of mounting a massive attack to wipe out their strongholds in the far north of the region.

Darfur rebels accuse Sudan of bombings

Darfur rebels accused the government on Tuesday of bombing areas under their control and said attacks this week showed Khartoum was not serious about seeking peace. But the army…

Headache delayed Sudan-Chad pact

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was due to attend a rescheduled peace accord signing with Chad’s President Idriss Déby Itno on Thursday after failing to show up on…

Sudan blames Darfur rebel hosts for talks boycott

Sudan on Monday blamed countries that allow Darfur rebels to operate in their territory for failing to use their influence to persuade the insurgents to attend peace talks last…

Envoys to meet Darfur rebels over talks boycott

Darfur rebels boycotting peace talks in Libya said on Tuesday they would meet envoys from an African Union-United Nations mediation team but specified conditions that gave little…

Darfur rebels accuse Sudan govt of attacks

Darfur rebels accused Sudanese government forces of attacking an area along the border with Chad in violation of a unilateral ceasefire the government declared at the opening of…

Sudan govt declares truce at Darfur talks

Sudan’s government declared an immediate unilateral ceasefire at the opening of Darfur peace talks on Saturday, but the absence of key rebels cast doubt on whether the move could…

Darfur peace talks begin without key rebels

Delegations gathered in Libya on Saturday to launch talks to end four-and-a-half years of conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region but the absence of key rebels cast doubt on whether…

Darfur mediators vow to go ahead with talks

Darfur peace mediators said they will press on with negotiations due to start Saturday in Libya despite the decision by two main rebel groups to boycott the talks, saying time…

Three soldiers die in Darfur camp attack

Three Sudanese soldiers were killed when government forces attacked a refugee camp in Darfur, the second assault reported on a shelter for displaced people in less than a week,…

Splintered Darfur rebels search for common ground

Representatives of seven Darfur rebel groups met in south Sudan on Monday to try to reach a common negotiating position ahead of peace talks with the government. But huge doubts…

Darfur peace talks a ‘moment of truth’

Darfur peace talks, aimed at stopping chaotic violence plaguing Sudan’s west, will be a ”moment of truth”, United Nations envoy Jan Eliasson said on Thursday. He urged all of the…

Darfur rebel group abandons ceasefire

Fighting has erupted between the only Darfur rebel group to have signed a 2006 peace accord and Sudanese troops, the United Nations said on Wednesday after the rebels accused…

Sudan army denies attacking Darfur town

Sudan’s army has denied attacking the only Darfur rebel faction to sign a peace deal with Khartoum, saying tribal clashes were to blame for the fighting that killed 45 people in…