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South Sudan president makes first call for independence
Reuters - Sunday, November 1
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - South Sudan's president on Saturday urged southerners to vote for independence in a referendum if they wanted to be free, the closest he has come to calling publicly for the separation of the oil-producing region.
AU peace council examines proposals to end Darfur crisis
AFP - Friday, October 30
African leaders on Thursday combed through proposals on how to resolve a six-year conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region that has claimed up to 300,000 lives and displaced millions.
AU peace council examines Darfur crisis
AFP - Friday, October 30
African leaders went into talks on Thursday to discuss an African Union (AU) report on how to resolve a six-year-long conflict in Sudan's western Darfur province.
Obama renews Sudan sanctions
AFP - Wednesday, October 28
US President Barack Obama renewed sanctions on Sudan, a week after unveiling a new policy of pressure and incentives toward the Khartoum government aimed at settling the simmering conflict.
Deaths of 77 orphans prompts inquiry in Sudan
Reuters - Wednesday, October 28
By Andrew Heavens
Red Cross says French employee kidnapped in Darfur
AFP - Friday, October 23
A French employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was kidnapped in the war-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur on Thursday, the aid agency said.
South Sudan finds no sign of feared Ebola outbreak
Reuters - Thursday, October 22
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Health officials said they had found no evidence to back up reports of a suspected outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in south Sudan, suggesting locals may have made it up to draw doctors to the underdeveloped area.
Freed Darfur aid worker returns home to Ireland
AFP - Tuesday, October 20
An Irish aid worker who was subject to mock executions during a gruelling 107 days in captivity in Darfur arrived home Tuesday to an emotional reunion with her family in Dublin, officials said.
US unveils new policy of engagement with Sudan
AFP - Tuesday, October 20
President Barack Obama unveiled a US policy of engagement with Sudan, but warned Khartoum to expect a tough response if it ignored incentives to stop "abuses" and "genocide" in western Darfur.
U.S. keeps Sudan sanctions but offers dialogue
Reuters - Tuesday, October 20
By Andrew Quinn
Sudan rebel leader appears in Hague court
Reuters - Tuesday, October 20
By Aaron Gray-Block