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Monday, October 23, 2006

Sudanese army is receiving military support from Chadian rebels based in Sudan, while Darfur rebels are supported by Chad

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Oct 23 2006 Independent report by Africa Correspondent Steve Bloomfield - excerpt: Pronk also warned that a confrontation between Sudan and...
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Sudan expels UN official for blog revealing Darfur military defeats

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The buffoons running Sudan have shot themselves in the foot trying to expel UN SRSG Jan Pronk. Hopefully, this latest fiasco will show the ...
Sunday, October 22, 2006

For stricken Darfur, threat of all-out war (Lydia Polgreen)

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Oct 22 2006 Chad-Sudan border - NYT/IHT Lydia Polgreen report - excerpt: The prospect of new negotiations for a settlement have dimmed. And...

EU official says UN presence in Darfur is vital to civilians there

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AP report via IHT 22 Oct 2006 - excerpt: The European Union on Sunday criticized Sudan's decision to order the chief U.N. envoy out of ...

Jan Pronk's views on his blog were personal - UN

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FT.com excerpt: Mr Pronk has previously used his blog to criticise the peace agreement saying it needed to be amended to rectify a flaw. Of...

Britain denounces Sudan expulsion

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Oct 22 2006 icUxbridge : In London, Foreign Office minister Lord Triesman said: "The British Government condemns the decision to expel ...

Khartoum considers Jan Pronk's mission in Sudan over

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Reuters report by Opheera McDoom, via Swissinfo 22 Oct 2006: Sudan on Sunday ordered top U.N. envoy Jan Pronk to leave the country within t...

Sudan orders UN SRSG Jan Pronk to leave within 3 days

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Reuters report via POTP - excerpt: Sudan on Sunday ordered top U.N. envoy Jan Pronk to leave the country within three days following commen...

South Sudan denounces Pronk expulsion

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Oct 22 2006 AFP report via ST - excerpt: "It is a wrong decision and it is taking Sudan more and more to the brink of confrontation wi...

Sudan orders UN SRSG Jan Pronk to leave

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Marie Heuze, chief spokeswoman for the U.N. in Geneva, said she could not comment on the order but noted that Pronk's comments were on h...

African Union welcomes Eastern Sudan peace deal

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On October 14 the Sudanese government and rebels from the Eastern Front signed a peace accord that was negotiated with Eritrean help and is ...

Jan Pronk - Weblog: Peace in Eastern Sudan

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A breakthrough: Peace in Eastern Sudan. This week the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement has been signed in Asmara. Will it last? Read more... ...

Sudan masses troops for decisive strike against Darfur rebels

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News report by Gethin Chamberlain Oct 21, 2006 (AL-FASHER) Sunday Telegraph via ST 22 Oct 2006: The soldier pushed at the bomb with his foo...
Saturday, October 21, 2006

AU's Ibok holds talks with Darfur field leaders

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From Bahrain News Agency Khartoum Oct 21 2006: African Union Commission to Darfur head, Sam Ibok, said his negotiations with armed factions...

UK's Blair appeals for Darfur deal

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Oct 20 2006 ePolitix.com : The prime minister has pressed EU colleagues to put on a united front in calling for a peace agreement in Darfur....

China's move to strengthen workers' rights is undermined by U.S. corporations

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From A human rights weblog 20 Oct 2006: Last week, the New York Times reported that U.S.-based corporations are trying to stop a proposed l...

UN's Egeland to step down to spend more time with family

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UN's Jan Egeland has announced his intention to step down this year, reports said Friday. "My contract lasts until March next year,...

Arab League might be willing to dispatch troops to Darfur in lieu of UN force?

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Jerry Fowler, in his blog entry Grasping at the Last Straw? , notes the Washington Post acknowledged that in the face of continuing Sudanese...

David Blair visits Djibouti: Foreign troops guard oil gateway

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How many Western soldiers can you fit inside a tiny African country? This question ran through my mind as I had breakfast in Djibouti this m...

US's Rice affirms US commitment to ensuring Sudan's unity

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AP report via International Herald Tribune - excerpt: US special envoy Andrew Natsios finished a week-long visit to Sudan on Friday by sayi...