News: Sudan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sudan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Sudan – overview

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• June 18th 2013 – December 18th 2012
• December 10th 2012 – August 5th 2012
• August 4th 2012 – May 5th 2012
• May 4th 2012 – April 12th 2012
• April 11th 2012 – January 30th 2012
• January 30th 2012 – November 3rd 2011
• November 1st 2011 – July 18th 2011
• July 14th 2011 – May 27th 2011
• May 25th 2011 – February 4th 2011
• February 2nd 2011 – January 7th 2011
• January 7th 2011 – November 4th 2010
• October 27th 2010 – July 29th 2010
• July 27th 2010 – May 11th 2010
• May 7th 2010 – April 1st 2010
• March 31st 2010 – January 7th 2010
• January 7th 2010 – October 16th 2009
• October 12th 2009 – July 22nd 2009
• July 19th 2009 – May 8th 2009
• May 8th 2009 – March 7th 2009
• March 7th 2009 – December 7th 2008
• December 4th 2008 – August 27th 2008
• August 27th 2008 – July 8th 2008
• June 30th 2008 – March 22nd 2008
• March 20th 2008 – January 8th 2008
• January 7th 2008 – November 22nd 2007
• November 16th 2007 – September 23rd 2007
• September 22nd 2007 – July 23rd 2007
• July 20th 2007 – April 17th 2007
• April 16th 2007 – January 22nd 2007
• January 22nd 2007 – November 18th 2006
• November 17th 2006 – September 21st 2006
• September 21st 2006 – August 18th 2006
• August 14th 2006 – June 8th 2006
• June 8th 2006 – April 18th 2006
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• January 14th 2006 – November 17th 2005

Sudan: news

Cecafa to begin amidst security fears

Tuesday, June 18th 2013, 9:35

The Cecafa Kagame Club Championship is set to kick-off on Tuesday in Sudan's South Kordofan region despite ongoing security concerns.
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UN Sudan peacekeeping base shelled

Saturday, June 15th 2013, 1:19

A peacekeeper was killed and two others were injured in Sudan when artillery shells hit the logistics base of the UN mission, the UN says.
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South Sudan 'blocks aid to 120,000'

Friday, June 14th 2013, 17:18

South Sudanese authorities are preventing the provision of aid to 120,000 people who fled fighting and are hiding in malaria-infested swamps, a charity says.
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Sudan accuses South over oil blast

Friday, June 14th 2013, 10:29
related places: Abyei, Khartoum

Rebels based in South Sudan attacked an oil pipeline in the disputed Abyei region, Khartoum says, amid worsening relations with its neighbour.
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Sudan army 'crosses South's border'

Monday, June 10th 2013, 10:15

South Sudan accuses Sudanese troops of crossing into its territory, amid a threat to once more halt oil flows.
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Sudan 'orders halt to oil transfers'

Saturday, June 8th 2013, 17:22

Sudan's president has ordered the stoppage of oil transfers through its territory from South Sudan from Sunday, state media report.
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Libya in good shape to host DR Congo

Friday, June 7th 2013, 12:11
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Libya

Previews of Friday's 2014 World Cup African qualifiers between Libya and DR Congo and Sudan and Ghana.
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Deadly gum arabic clashes in Darfur

Friday, May 31st 2013, 12:04

More than 60 people are killed in ethnic clashes in Sudan's Darfur region, over land producing the gum arabic stabiliser used in soft drinks, police say.
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Sudan issues oil warning to south

Monday, May 27th 2013, 19:43

The Sudanese president threatens to cut off a pipeline carrying oil exports from South Sudan, if it offers any support to rebels fighting on Sudanese soil.
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Darfur conflict 'displaces 300,000'

Thursday, May 23rd 2013, 21:45

Some 300,000 people have fled fighting in Sudan's Darfur region in the first five months of 2013, the UN's top aid official Valerie Amos warns.
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Sudan tribal leader killed in Abyei

Sunday, May 5th 2013, 4:37
related places: Abyei, `Arab

A senior tribal leader in Abyei, an area claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, is shot dead in a stand-off involving a rival Arab militia.
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Sudan gold mine rescue called off

Saturday, May 4th 2013, 13:27

The search for some 100 workers trapped in a gold mine in Sudan's Darfur region is called off after the rescue operation is deemed too dangerous.
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Darfur gold miners feared dead

Thursday, May 2nd 2013, 14:00

At least 60 people are feared dead after a well collapsed at a gold mine in Sudan's western region of Darfur, officials say.
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Darfur to host Cecafa club event

Monday, April 29th 2013, 13:49

The troubled Darfur region in western Sudan will host the 2013 Cecafa Club Championships in June.
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Darfur conflict: A bloody stalemate

Monday, April 29th 2013, 10:58

Ten years on, no end in sight to Sudan conflict
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South Sudanese rebels 'surrender'

Friday, April 26th 2013, 15:25

Some 3,000 fighters from one of South Sudan's biggest rebels groups, the SSLA, hand in their weapons, officials say.
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Darfur war crimes suspect 'killed'

Wednesday, April 24th 2013, 11:00

Sudanese rebel leader Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus, who faces charges of war crimes in Darfur, has been killed, his defence team says.
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Bashir orders S Sudan border opened

Friday, April 12th 2013, 16:17

President Omar al-Bashir orders the Sudan-South Sudan border to be opened, in his first visit to the South since it became independent in 2011.
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Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya president

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 13:07
related countries: Kenya
related places: Bashir

Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces trial at the ICC, is sworn in as Kenya's new president, witnessed by dignitaries and tens of thousands of people.
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Darfur donor nations pledge $3.6bn

Monday, April 8th 2013, 17:37
related countries: Qatar

Donor nations pledge $3.6bn over a six-year-period for the development of Sudan's Darfur region, after a two-day conference hosted by Qatar.
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Qatar hosts Darfur donor conference

Sunday, April 7th 2013, 0:24
related countries: Qatar

The Gulf state of Qatar is hosting a two-day conference on development and reconstruction in Sudan's Darfur region.
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South Sudan restarts oil production

Saturday, April 6th 2013, 14:45

South Sudan restarts oil production, more than a year after it was halted by a dispute with its neighbour Sudan over export fees.
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Sudanese political prisoners freed

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 14:19
related places: Bashir, Khartoum

Seven political prisoners are freed in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, a day after President Omar Bashir promised more freedom for opposition groups.
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Bashir orders Sudan prisoner release

Monday, April 1st 2013, 12:28
related places: Bashir

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir says all political prisoners in the country will be released and that his government is committed to dialogue.
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Sudan rivals 'to resume pumping oil'

Tuesday, March 12th 2013, 9:25

South Sudan and Sudan agree to resume pumping oil after a bitter dispute over fees which saw production shut down more than a year ago.
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Thousands flee Darfur gold battle

Friday, February 1st 2013, 9:57

Some 100,000 people have fled their homes due to fighting over a gold mine in Sudan's Darfur region, the UN says.
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Sudan's south crisis 'worsening'

Tuesday, January 8th 2013, 23:50

The UN warns of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan's conflict-torn South Kordofan and Blue Nile provinces, blaming both the government and rebel groups.
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VIDEO: 'I took up farming to feed my patients'

Tuesday, January 8th 2013, 17:47

South Sudanese doctor Joseph Gama went the extra mile to help his people and became a farmer but his endeavour is proving an uphill struggle.
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Sudan leaders back buffer zone

Saturday, January 5th 2013, 22:52
related countries: Ethiopia

The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan reaffirm their commitment to setting up a buffer zone on their shared border and resuming oil exports.
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Release for Jordanians in Darfur

Wednesday, January 2nd 2013, 13:34
related countries: Jordan

Two Jordanian UN peacekeepers are freed in Darfur, Sudan, after being held captive for more than four months.
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VIDEO: Dam eases oil reserve loss in Sudan

Wednesday, January 2nd 2013, 8:00

The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan say that they are ready to compromise in order to reach an agreement at talks later this week.
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UN peacekeeper kills colleagues

Friday, December 21st 2012, 23:51

Four UN peacekeepers are shot dead and one injured in Sudan's Darfur region after a peacekeeper opens fire.
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Sudanese man beheaded in Saudi

Wednesday, December 19th 2012, 13:23
related countries: Saudi Arabia

A Sudanese man convicted of murder has been beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the country's interior ministry says.
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Sudan races to stem yellow fever

Tuesday, December 18th 2012, 18:36

Experts say the outbreak of yellow fever gripping Sudan is the worst the world has seen in at least 20 years.
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