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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

USAID resumes Sudan Mission after 15-year closure

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The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the resumption of its Sudan Mission after a 15-year closure to manage its ...

UN demines south Sudan and puts first tarred roads in place

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Since late 2003, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has rebuilt roughly 1,400 kilometres of roads, repaired bridges and culverts,...
Monday, April 24, 2006

UN dismisses bin Laden call

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UN diplomats brushed aside on Monday a call by Osama bin Laden for Muslims to rise up against the West in Sudan, and vowed to go ahead with ...

NATO extends training for African peacekeepers in Darfur

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NATO allies have extended a training program for African peacekeepers in Darfur until September, the alliance's operational commander sa...

AU to end Darfur peace talks if no deal by April 30

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Sam Ibok, head of the African Union team mediating peace negotiations between the Sudan government and rebels fighting in Darfur, said his t...

EAC to send peacekeeping troops to Darfur?

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One week to go before we know the outcome of the Darfur peace talks. Short of invading Sudan and starting a massive war, the world has bent...

Darfur needs up to 60,000 troops - AU

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Commander of the African Union (AU) Force in Darfur Maj Gen Collins Ihikere said Tuesday that the 7,000 troops in the troubled area were not...

AU mediators present security arrangement for Darfur peace

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On April 22, 2006 the AU Mediation presented to the warring Sudanese Parties - GoS, SLM/A and JEM - the "Final Status Security Agreemen...

Khartoum remains committed to peaceful settlement of Darfur crisis

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"We are committed to finding a comprehensive settlement of the Darfur crisis through the negotiation currently underway in the Nigeria...

Turabi branded apostate for pro-women comments

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Clerics proposed trying Hassan al-Turabi for apostasy following recent declarations by him that women were equal to men, had the right to ma...

Ukranian plane chartered by Libya to fly food and medical aid to Chad crashes

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Six people have died after a cargo plane carrying aid to Chad crashed in Cameroon after failing to land at an airport in Ndjamena, capital o...
Sunday, April 23, 2006

Chad rebel prisoners say Sudan recruited them

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April 23 Reuters report says Sudan's security forces helped recruit rebels, including child soldiers, from refugee camps in Darfur for ...

Nonsensical Bin Laden calls for jihad in Sudan's Darfur

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Just as the final round of Darfur peace talks nears April 30 deadline set by the AU Peace and Security Council, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin L...

FUC, RaFD, SCUD - Chadian rebels had good contacts in W Darfur

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The situation in Chad, Sudan's neighbour, is getting out of control, writes Jan Pronk, UN Secretary-General's Special Represenative ...
Saturday, April 22, 2006

Canadian Mounties heading to Sudan for UN mission

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Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) members are heading to Sudan to assist the UN mission in southern Sudan, Canadian Press reported A...

500 displaced Dinkas set to return home to southern Sudan from Darfur's Beliel camp

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International Organization for Migration (IOM) news report 21 Apr 2006 says IOM is to organise over the next six weeks the voluntary, safe ...
Friday, April 21, 2006

AU mission in Chad to probe Sudan role in attacks

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An African Union delegation flew in to Chad on Friday to probe President Idriss Deby's accusations that neighbour Sudan is backing rebel...

Libya funding AU observers to monitor Sudan-Chad border

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African Union security experts have arrived in Darfur to monitor the border with Chad after N'Djamena accused Khartoum of supporting Cha...

Chad expels JEM rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim after occupation of Sudanese embassy

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According to an unsourced report at the Sudan Tribune Apr 21, the Chadian authorities expelled the chairman of the rebel JEM, Khalil Ibrahim...
Thursday, April 20, 2006

AU chief mediator briefs UN Security Council on Darfur

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Peace agreement for Darfur close Alarab Online report Apr 19 - excerpt: "We are working full steam to meet this deadline," Salim ...