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Sudan Says Rebel Chief Killed

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:12:27 CST

The Sudanese army said it killed the leader of the main Darfur rebel group in fighting today and touted his death as a key victory. The army said Khalil Ibrahim, who led the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement, or JEM, was killed during a military offensive in North Kordofan state...

It's a New Beginning Today in Sudan

Mark Russell — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:44:03 CST

Today's referendum in the southern Sudan is a "chance to turn the page on the past and write a new chapter in history," writes President Obama in the New York Times . "A successful vote will be cause for celebration and an inspiring step forward in Africa’s long journey toward democracy...

Don't Blow It, World: Sudan Has Chance at Peace

John Johnson — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:52:05 CST

For Sudan, this might be as optimistic as it gets: Two experts have returned from a two-week visit and concluded that war and violence "are not inevitable" following January's referendum on southern independence. "But only if the international community sets clear lines of acceptable behavior as the two sides manage...

China: Those Weren't Our Bullets in Darfur

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:57:00 CDT

China is attempting to block publication of UN report stating that Chinese bullets were used in attacks against UN peacekeeping forces in Darfur, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The report states that 11 different kinds of Chinese-made bullet casings were found at sites where government-allied militia members attacked UN or...

Clooney Jokes About Humanitarian Award

Jane Yager — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:40:00 CDT

Accepting the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at last night's Emmys, George Clooney made light of his work to raise awareness about genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. "I have offered to go to the south of Sudan and stage, like, a wardrobe malfunction," the modest actor quipped. "But it...

Angelina Jolie Hates Obama

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:26:05 CST

Angelina Jolie “hates” President Obama so much that she and partner Brad Pitt “get in nasty arguments all the time” about him, sources tell Us —and she lets a bit of her distaste shine through in a piece she wrote for Newsweek on Darfur. “When the administration says it intends...

Obama Sets Softer Sudan Policy

Kate Schwartz — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:51:59 CDT

Though Obama advocated a confrontational approach to Sudan on the campaign trail, his administration will announce a somewhat soft policy toward the country on Monday. Ending months of internal wrangling, the policy is designed use to "pressure and incentives" to bend the government to address US concerns over the killings...

UN Staffers Kidnapped in Darfur

Kevin Spak — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:10:18 CDT

Two staffers supporting peacekeeping operations in Darfur were kidnapped from their homes this morning, the AP reports. The joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force has established contact with the abductors. “We are here to protect civilians," the head of the mission told them. "We are not part of the conflict.” A...

Not So Fast, UN: Darfur War Isn't Over

John Johnson — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:15:02 CDT

A top UN official has declared that the "real war" in Darfur is over, but that might come as a surprise to the 3 million or so refugees still living in fear of militia attacks, writes Andrew Meldrum for Global Post. He talks to relief officials who find the pronouncement...