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Sunday, June 25, 2006

AU reacts to ICG report on Darfur peace deal

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Bravo to the African Union for its speedy response to serious misinformation published by International Crisis Group . See report at Sudan...

"The right question should be: Why should international forces come into Darfur; what are the reasons for such an intervention?" - Bashir

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Note these two quotes from June 23 Sapa report via Africast - US presses for international force in Darfur: "The right question should...

Save Darfur Coalition (Washington, DC) responds to Sudanese President

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Save Darfur Coalition (Washington, DC) Press Release June 22, 2006 - via AllAfrica - excerpt: "President Bashir's comments are as ...

SLM-Nur statement on suspension of UN mission in Darfur

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Sudan Liberation Movement/Army Press Statement by Jaffer Monro, Spokesperson and Press Secretary, June 25, 2006. For more info on this stat...

Sudan suspends UN work in Darfur over UN airlift of SLA-Minnawi's Suleiman to S Kordofan

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BBC report today Sunday, 25 June 2006, 08:14 GMT 09:14 UK: Sudan has ordered the United Nations to partially suspend its operations in the ...
Saturday, June 24, 2006

Darfur ceasefire Joint Commission holds first meeting

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The Darfur Joint Commission today at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa held its first meeting since the signing of the Darfur Pe...

Sudan disarms Janjaweed militia - Annan and Bashir at AU summit July 1-2

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More than 750 militiamen handed over their arms in a ceremony attended by representatives of the UN, AU and the American and British embassi...
Friday, June 23, 2006

Many in Darfur's SLA rebel group are as young as 16

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David Blair's Darfur diary (4) UK Telegraph June 23, 2006 - excerpt: We drive across the desert to Galap, an area of Northern Darfur pr...

"The idea of UN peacekeepers supporting an African Union mission would be something that has never been done before" says UN's Head of Peacekeeping

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June 23, 2006 Sudan Tribune unsourced article - excerpt: "There is a risk of major violence," the UN head of peacekeeping, Jean-M...

UN may assist in a way that is acceptable to the Sudanese government - Mbeki

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June 23, 2006 Mail & Guardian report by Jean-Jacques Cornish - excerpt: Al Bashir took full advantage of the spotlight, and the presenc...

Democracy and security in Africa - Lord Triesman

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Source: Government of the United Kingdom [via ReliefWeb] Date: 22 Jun 2006 Democracy and security in Africa - Triesman Event: Chatham House ...
Thursday, June 22, 2006

Human Rights Watch incorrectly says Khartoum is backtracking

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In an interview June 22, 2006, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Deputy Director for Africa, Georgette Gagnon tells Voice of America English to Afri...
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Khartoum's discussing sending joint GOS/SPLA force of 10,000 troops to back up AU and help disarm Arab militias

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Excerpt from Reuters report by Emma Thomasson 22 June 2006: Junior Minister Deng said instead of UN forces Khartoum was discussing sending ...

UN food agency $3.5 million construction project to build 25 schools in southern Sudan

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As noted here previously, the African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur reportedly costs $1 billion per year. Look what can be achieved ...

Japan pledged $100m to help Sudan

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Emergency grant aid for humanitarian assistance to the Darfur region, Sudan - ReliefWeb 22 June 2006.

Nigeria continues to persuade Darfur rebel groups to endorse peace

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Nigeria will continue to work for the acceptance of the recent peace agreement on Darfur by all stakeholders in the region, the state-owned ...

Annan says more pressure needed to be placed on rebel holdouts who have rejected peace moves

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"I still think a United Nations peacekeeping force will be needed to help the parties implement the peace agreement and help provide se...

ICC probe finds evidence of atrocities committed by both the Sudanese government-backed Janjaweed militia and rebel forces

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The following editorial at VOA News - War Crimes In Darfur reflects the views of the United States Government. The chief prosecutor of the ...

Pakistani terrorist groups in Darfur vow to fight UN force

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Two terrorist groups, styling themselves the "Jihad Brigade" and the "Darfur Blood Organisation", have already emerged i...

Historic photo of Sudanese opposition leaders, including Al-Turabi and Al-Mahdi, brought together by the UN

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Here is 'Picture Of The Week' from Jan Pronk's Weblog June 10, 2006 showing Sudanese opposition leaders, including Al-Turabi an...