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.

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Sudan: news

Rights groups urge Sudan arrests

Sunday, April 27th 2008, 7:34

An international coalition of 29 human rights groups urges the arrest of two Sudanese war crimes suspects.
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Key Sudan census under way

Tuesday, April 22nd 2008, 7:10

Sudan holds its first census since the end of the war in the south ahead of next year's national polls.
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Sudan rejects Darfur charges

Saturday, March 22nd 2008, 14:21

Sudan's army rejects charges in a UN report it was implicated in the rape of Darfur women last month.
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Sudan accused over Darfur strikes

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 12:21

A UN report accuses the Sudanese army of carrying out rapes and looting during attacks in Darfur.
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Chad rebels dismiss peace accord

Friday, March 14th 2008, 17:11
related countries: Chad

Chadian rebels dismiss a deal between Sudan and Chad aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries.
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Sudan and Chad sign accord

Friday, March 14th 2008, 10:16
related countries: Chad

Chad and Sudan's presidents sign a deal in Senegal to halt five years of hostilities between the two countries.
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Bandit raids cut Darfur food aid

Monday, March 10th 2008, 12:45

Food aid to Sudan's Darfur region is down by half after convoys are attacked, the UN says.
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Sudan seeks compensation

Monday, March 10th 2008, 9:27
related countries: France

Sudan demands $40,000 compensation for four Arab nomads killed trying to retrieve the body of a French peacekeeper.
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China talks tough over Darfur

Friday, March 7th 2008, 17:05

China appoints an Africa envoy to focus on Darfur after criticism over its role in the Sudanese region.
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Sudan 'still bombing in Darfur'

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 16:40

A BBC correspondent sees a helicopter drop bombs near refugees in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Sudan 'finds' EU soldier's body

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 13:23
related countries: Chad, France
related places: Eu

A body is found in Sudan believed to be that of a missing French soldier from the EU Force in Chad.
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Sudan slave rescue bid resumes

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 11:26
related places: `Arab

At least seven South Sudanese are freed from Arab abductors as an operation to rescue them resumes.
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Sudan troops clash with EU Force

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 13:50
related countries: Chad, France

Sudan says its troops have clashed with the EU Force in Chad following a border incursion.
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Arab nomads dead in Sudan clashes

Sunday, March 2nd 2008, 22:27
related places: `Arab

Dozens of Arab nomads are killed in clashes with soldiers in an oil-rich area of Sudan, authorities say.
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Sudan rally at Prophet cartoons

Wednesday, February 27th 2008, 17:14

Thousands protest in Sudan's capital about the reprinting of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
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Push for Darfur war crime arrests

Wednesday, February 27th 2008, 12:02

A campaign is launched to push for the arrest of two men accused of war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Thousands of Darfuris 'desperate'

Monday, February 25th 2008, 11:35

The UN warns that up to 58,000 people in Darfur are suffering after bombing in the Sudanese region.
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Sudan 'renews Darfur air strikes'

Sunday, February 24th 2008, 15:49
related countries: China

Fresh air strikes on Darfur are reported as China's envoy for the region starts a visit to Sudan.
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China defends Sudan arms sales

Friday, February 22nd 2008, 6:23
related countries: China
related places: Khartoum

China defends its sale of weapons to Sudan, amid growing criticism of Beijing's support for Khartoum.
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Darfur bombing is 'unacceptable'

Wednesday, February 20th 2008, 8:33

The UN chief expresses extreme concern after a Sudan army offensive in the west of Darfur.
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Aid workers flee Darfur bombing

Tuesday, February 19th 2008, 16:38

UN refugee staff pull out of eastern Chad after bombing across the Sudan border in Darfur.
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Ugandan rebels 'on the move'

Wednesday, February 13th 2008, 21:05
related countries: Central African Republic, Uganda

Hundreds of Ugandan rebels are on the move towards the Central African Republic, a Sudanese official says.
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Chad 'cannot take more refugees'

Monday, February 11th 2008, 17:09
related countries: Chad

Chad says it cannot absorb any more Sudanese refugees, after a weekend influx of 12,000 people.
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Two held for US diplomat's death

Sunday, February 10th 2008, 15:01
related countries: United States

Sudan arrests two people over the killing in January of a US diplomat and his driver.
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Refugees flee from Darfur to Chad

Sunday, February 10th 2008, 13:57
related countries: Chad

At least 12,000 refugees flee from Sudan to Chad after attacks on Darfur villages, according to the UN.
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Sudan agreement over Darfur force

Saturday, February 9th 2008, 23:41

Sudan's government agrees rules on how the UN-led peacekeeping force can operate in Darfur.
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UN gives actor Clooney peace role

Friday, February 1st 2008, 2:32

Actor George Clooney becomes a UN peace envoy, as he returns from a trip to Sudan's Darfur region.
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Cup of Nations - as it happened

Saturday, January 26th 2008, 21:42
related countries: Egypt, Zambia

Cameroon are 5-1 victors over Zambia, while Egypt make it two wins from two with a 3-0 victory over Sudan in Group C.
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Uganda's LRA confirms Otti death

Wednesday, January 23rd 2008, 13:40
related countries: Uganda

The Ugandan rebel LRA group's deputy leader, Vincent Otti, is dead, south Sudan's deputy leader confirms.
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Darfur banditry 'may cut rations'

Wednesday, January 23rd 2008, 10:02

An upsurge in banditry in war-torn Darfur is threatening food supplies to the Sudanese region, the UN warns.
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Live - Africa Cup of Nations

Tuesday, January 22nd 2008, 18:59
related countries: Cameroon, Egypt, Zambia

Sudan kick off their campaign against Zambia in Group C after Egypt shock Cameroon with a 4-2 win.
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Amnesty presses for Darfur action

Tuesday, January 22nd 2008, 8:17

Amnesty International says Sudan must let peacekeepers deploy in Darfur to contain an upsurge in violence.
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'Janjaweed leader' is Sudan aide

Monday, January 21st 2008, 9:10

A man accused of leading the Janjaweed militia in Darfur is given a top Sudanese government post.
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Sudan 'bombing rebels in Darfur'

Tuesday, January 15th 2008, 11:12

Sudanese warplanes have been bombing rebel positions in West Darfur, rebel commanders say.
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Sudan admits Darfur attack on UN

Thursday, January 10th 2008, 18:12
related countries: United States
related places: Darfur

Sudan admits its forces mistakenly attacked Darfur peacekeepers, contradicting an earlier denial.
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UN protests after Darfur attack

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 20:03

The UN protests to Sudan after its new peacekeeping force comes under fire for the first time in Darfur.
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Peacekeepers attacked in Darfur

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 18:20

The new joint AU-UN peacekeeping force comes under attack for the first time in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Chad 'launches Darfur air raids'

Monday, January 7th 2008, 19:06
related countries: Chad

Chad warplanes bomb Sudan's Darfur province, leaving six people dead, according to the United Nations.
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