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We cannot ignore the Sudanese civil war
Millions have been displaced, millions more are starving and hundreds of thousands are dead, but Africa remains silent
Sudan: From mob mentality to civic rationality
The economic consequences of Sudan’s diplomatic isolation restricts access to aid which, combined with war, are dire – worsened by social fractures that fuel military instability
Sudan civil servants go hungry as war rages
About a million desperate public sector workers have had to survive on their savings or social aid networks
Fighting in Sudan oil town kills 21 soldiers
Twenty-one Sudanese army soldiers have been killed in fierce fighting with southern forces in the contested oil-rich town of Abyei, army sources said on Wednesday. The army…
Darfur rebels, Sudanese army clash near Khartoum
Darfur rebels and Sudan’s army fought heavy battles in the North Kordofan province near Khartoum on Saturday, a local government official and witnesses said. The Darfur Justice…
Sudan forces accused of bombing school
Sudanese government bombs have hit a primary school and a busy market place in Darfur, killing at least 13 people, including seven children, two aid organisations said on Monday.…
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…
Rights group says sexual violence rife in Darfur
Girls as young as 11 have suffered rape by Sudanese government forces and armed groups across Darfur more than five years after war began there, a rights organisation said on…
Senegal seeks pressure for Chad-Sudan peace
Senegal wants the international community to guarantee a peace accord between Chad and Sudan to end years of conflict between the two feuding neighbours, President Abdoulaye Wade…
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…
Dead soldier’s grenade kills four Sudanese nomads
Four Sudanese civilians died when a grenade went off as they tried to retrieve a body believed to be of a French soldier killed after he strayed into Sudan from Chad, the army…
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…
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…
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…
Sudan accused of burning Darfur towns
A major assault by the Sudanese army and allied militia has left two Darfur towns badly damaged by fire, sources close to a United Nations reconnaissance mission to the region…