Sudan's Darfur Conflict News

Sudanese woman praised for fighting pants law

AP - Wednesday, November 25

France's foreign minister has praised the courage of a journalist who has led a fight against a law in Sudan allowing for women to be flogged for wearing pants. More »

  • Peacekeepers should prepare to leave Darfur - Sudan

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    By Louis Charbonneau

  • A French soldier speaks with children in Birao, Central African Republic, in 2008. Two French aid workers were kidnapped overnight by a gang of armed men in the northeast Central African Republic, close to the border with Sudan, a Bangui diplomat in Sudan said Monday.

    French aid workers kidnapped in Centr.Africa: diplomat

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    Two French aid workers were kidnapped overnight by a gang of armed men in the northeast Central African Republic, close to the border with Sudan, a Bangui diplomat in Sudan said Monday.

  • Sudan delays elections by six days

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Sunday announced a six-day delay to long-awaited elections to make up for hold-ups in registering millions of voters in the oil-producing country.

  • Cattle raid kills 47 in south Sudan, says official

    Reuters - Thursday, November 19

    JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - A tribal cattle raid this week left 47 dead in south Sudan, an army spokesman said, the latest in a cycle of fatal clashes between pastoralists.

  • South Sudanese cattle herders from the Dinka ethnic group dance while watching wrestling in Bor, Jonglei State, in 2008. Forty-seven people have been killed in ethnic clashes between the Mundari and the Dinka in south Sudan's Lakes state region, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.

    South Sudan clashes leave 47 dead: military

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    Forty-seven people were killed in ethnic clashes in south Sudan's Lakes state region, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.

  • VIDEO - After savouring their fresh victory against Algeria, Egypt fans are looking ahead to the make-or-break World Cup qualification play-off taking place in Sudan on Wednesday. Duration: 00:50

    Sudan hikes security for World Cup qualifier

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    Sudan's security forces threw a tight security cordon around Khartoum to prevent violence between fans of Algeria and Egypt, who clash on Wednesday for a place at the World Cup football finals.

  • South Sudan violence kills 12, injures minister

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 18

    JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed and a government minister wounded in clashes in south Sudan, which is preparing for a referendum on whether to split off as an independent state.

  • UN children's agency warns of south Sudan famine

    AP - Friday, November 13

    The deputy head of the U.N. children's agency said Thursday that a famine is looming in southern Sudan because of scarce rainfall and inadequate foreign funds for the region.

  • Mexico border city groups call for UN peacekeepers

    AP - Thursday, November 12

    Business groups in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez said Wednesday they are calling for United Nations peacekeepers to quell the drug-related violence that has given their city one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

  • Mexico leaders call for UN help in Ciudad Juarez

    AFP - Thursday, November 12

    Local leaders in Ciudad Juarez have asked for UN peacekeepers to help stem the alarming bloodshed in their city that is chasing business across the border to Texas, their representatives have said.

  • ICRC appeals for release of 2 staffers in Africa

    AP - Thursday, November 12

    The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of two staff members kidnapped in the African countries of Chad and Darfur.

  • Expulsions seen hitting Darfur rape victims

    Reuters - Thursday, November 12

    By Andrew Heavens

  • South Sudan faces famine danger after poor rains - U.N.

    Reuters - Monday, November 9

    BOR, Sudan (Reuters) - South Sudan could face famine following low rainfall and a surge in tribal conflicts, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Sunday.

  • Sudan's Beshir cancels Turkey visit

    AFP - Monday, November 9

    Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir, the target of an international arrest warrant, has scrapped a visit to Turkey to join key political negotiations in Khartoum, official SUNA news agency said on Sunday.