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

LRA rebels arrive for Sudan talks

Thursday, June 8th 2006, 14:37
related countries: Uganda

Lord's Resistance Army rebels prepare for talks in southern Sudan with the Ugandan government.
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UN sees hope in Sudan rejection

Thursday, June 8th 2006, 12:27

Mark Doyle is amazed by the 'spin-doctoring' of UN Security Council diplomats on a trip to Sudan.
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Darfur peace force to be boosted

Wednesday, June 7th 2006, 16:35

An extra 3,000 peacekeepers are to be sent to Sudan's Darfur region, the African Union tells the BBC.
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Stalemate over UN's Darfur force

Tuesday, June 6th 2006, 16:30

A UN team says there has been no progress in convincing Sudan to allow UN peacekeepers in Darfur.
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UN delegation arrives in Sudan

Monday, June 5th 2006, 23:36
related places: Khartoum

UN officials arrive in Sudan to try to convince Khartoum to let UN troops take over peacekeeping in Darfur.
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China defends Africa policy

Sunday, June 4th 2006, 5:33
related countries: China, Zimbabwe

A top diplomat defends China's growing economic role in Africa, including Zimbabwe and Sudan.
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'Regret' at Darfur deal failure

Thursday, June 1st 2006, 13:02

The AU expresses regret at two Sudanese rebel groups in Darfur not signing a peace deal and warns of sanctions.
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Darfur peace deal deadline passes

Thursday, June 1st 2006, 3:17

Two rebel groups in Sudan's Darfur region reportedly refuse to sign a peace deal, as a deadline expires.
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African Union 'targeted' in Darfur

Monday, May 29th 2006, 15:37

Two attacks on peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region show African Union are being targeted, a spokesman says.
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Sudan 'closer' to UN Darfur plan

Thursday, May 25th 2006, 18:26

Sudan agrees to let a UN assessment team - but not a full-scale mission - into its Darfur region, the UN says.
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Aid staff flee south Sudan raids

Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, 16:06

Medecins Sans Frontieres pulls international staff out from conflict areas in southern Sudan.
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Envoy pushes Sudan peace force

Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, 10:24

A top UN envoy goes to Sudan, as a report condemns the government for the suffering in Darfur.
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Sudan denies breaking ceasefire

Monday, May 22nd 2006, 8:29

The Sudanese authorities deny rebel accusations that they have broken this month's peace deal in Darfur.
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UN begins Darfur peacekeeper move

Tuesday, May 16th 2006, 15:44

The UN Security Council votes to start the process which could lead to a peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Fresh deadline for Darfur rebels

Tuesday, May 16th 2006, 8:14
related places: Khartoum

Darfur's smaller rebel groups get two more weeks to sign peace deal with Sudan's government or face sanctions.
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Chad refugee crisis 'overlooked'

Wednesday, May 10th 2006, 23:52
related countries: Chad

The plight of refugees in eastern Chad, many from Sudan's Darfur region, is being ignored, the UN says.
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UN urged to hasten Darfur force

Wednesday, May 10th 2006, 6:36
related countries: United States
related places: Darfur

The US urges the UN Security Council to speed up the deployment of peacekeepers to Sudan's Darfur region.
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Mobutu exiles home after 40 years

Tuesday, May 9th 2006, 17:03
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congolese refugees who fled to Sudan over 40 years ago after Mobutu Sese Seko came to power return home.
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US food aid for crisis-hit Darfur

Monday, May 8th 2006, 17:32
related countries: United States
related places: Darfur

The US sends emergency food aid to Sudanese displaced by the conflict in Darfur and plans a $225m aid deal.
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UN man flees Sudan refugee riot

Monday, May 8th 2006, 14:19

The UN's top humanitarian official leaves a camp for Darfur's displaced people after a protest turns violent.
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UN Darfur force 'vital' for peace

Monday, May 8th 2006, 9:01

The UN's top humanitarian official calls for UN peacekeepers to be allowed into Sudan's Darfur region.
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UN aid chief due to visit Darfur

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 21:54

The UN's top humanitarian official is in Sudan to assess the situation in Darfur, after a peace deal is signed.
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Annan presses Sudan on UN force

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 19:55

Kofi Annan urges Sudan to allow UN assessors into Darfur after a peace deal is signed with the main rebel faction.
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Main parties sign Darfur accord

Friday, May 5th 2006, 21:52

Sudan and the largest Darfur rebel group sign a deal aiming to end three years of conflict, but smaller groupings reject it.
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Darfur rebels 'agree peace deal'

Friday, May 5th 2006, 17:02

Darfur's largest rebel group accepts a peace deal with the Sudan government but two smaller groups still hold out.
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Last push beyond Darfur deadline

Friday, May 5th 2006, 3:47

As a deadline passes for a peace deal over Sudan's Darfur region, one rebel group says it will not sign.
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Pressure grows for Darfur peace

Sunday, April 30th 2006, 8:26
related countries: United States
related places: Darfur

International mediators step up pressure on warring sides in Darfur to meet Sunday's peace deal deadline.
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Darfur food rations cut in half

Friday, April 28th 2006, 11:07

The UN is cutting in half its daily rations in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region due to a severe funding shortfall.
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US blocks Darfur suspects' assets

Thursday, April 27th 2006, 21:31
related countries: United States
related places: Darfur

The US orders a freeze on the assets of anyone felt to have posed a threat to stability in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Darfur malnutrition 'rises again'

Wednesday, April 26th 2006, 18:05

The UN warns malnutrition among children in Sudan's Darfur region is rising fast as thousands flee fighting.
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UN sanctions on Darfur suspects

Wednesday, April 26th 2006, 10:23

The UN Security Council imposes sanctions on four Sudanese suspects accused of war crimes in Darfur.
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Bin Laden call falls on deaf ears

Monday, April 24th 2006, 5:39

Sudan distances itself from a new Osama Bin Laden tape, saying it has nothing to do with such statements.
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Darfur crisis 'as bad as ever'

Friday, April 21st 2006, 10:27

The humanitarian situation in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region is as bad as in 2004, the top UN aid official says.
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Garang's death is blamed on pilot

Tuesday, April 18th 2006, 17:05

Pilot error was to blame for the helicopter crash which killed ex-Sudanese rebel leader John Garang, an investigation says.
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Deadly bird flu spreads to Sudan

Tuesday, April 18th 2006, 15:48

Sudanese officials confirm the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus is present in poultry in the country.
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China blocks Sudan sanctions

Tuesday, April 18th 2006, 9:14
related countries: China, Russia

Russia and China say they will oppose UN sanctions against Sudanese officials accused over the violence in Darfur.
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Chad calms refugee and oil fears

Monday, April 17th 2006, 10:21
related countries: Chad

Chad withdraws a threat to expel Sudanese refugees, and extends the deadline on a threat to cease oil production.
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Chadian rebels raid central town

Wednesday, April 12th 2006, 0:27
related countries: Chad

Fighters opposed to Chad's president raid a town halfway between the capital and the border with Sudan.
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