Sudan
Republic of Sudan
U.S Special Envoy to the Sudan: It’s Genocide! No, it isn’t!
Andrew Natsios, the U.S. Special Envoy to the Sudan, seems schizophrenic as he one week denies the use of genocide to describe Darfur and then the next week, calls the situation a "bloodbath."
The Role of the United States in the Darfur Genocide
The United States relies on the Sudanese government for intelligence on the war on terror, while at the same time turning a blind eye to the horrors taking place daily in Darfur.
Darfur
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. In prehistoric times, the peoples of what is now Darfur were related to those of the Nile Valley (including EGYPT), whose caravans probably reached the region by 2500 B.C.E.
You Make War, Me No Sex
A bitter civil war has been raging in Sudan for the past 19 years. Now, Samira Akhmed, a former teacher at a Sudan university, has formed a movement named Al-Khair, which roughly translates into English as "refusal from sex with men."
Sudan Warns West of 'iraq-style Disaster' in Darfur
UN peacekeeping troops are heading for "another Iraq or Afghanistan disaster" in Darfur as long as talks between the government and rebel groups remain stalled and the US maintains its hostile stance, Sudanese officials and regional experts warned today
Follow China's Aid Lead, Sudan Urges West
Sudanese government urges European countries to stop posturing and follow China's lead in assisting the country's economic development
Sudan Rounds on Western Critics
Sudanese government officials today accused the West of applying double standards over Darfur and urged European countries to stop posturing and follow China's lead in assisting the country's economic development.
Beijing Condemns Olympic Row 'ulterior Motives'
China today expressed regret over Steven Spielberg's resignation as artistic consultant to the Beijing Olympics over Darfur, and accused critics of its policy in Sudan of having "ulterior motives"
How Stars' Campaign Helped to Change the Director's Mind
Steven Spielberg withdraws from China Olympics role after pressure from celebrities over Sudan policy
Sudan's President Appoints Janjaweed Leader As Adviser
Blow to Darfur peace talks as militia chief rewarded· Hilal under UN ban and facing war crime charges
US Official Killed in Sudan Shooting
A US diplomat and his driver died today after being shot in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, US officials said.
Should I Go on Holiday in Sudan?
Aida Edemariam: Just because some bits of the largest country in Africa are scary doesn't mean that all of it is.
Gibbons Returns to Merseyside From Sudan Jail
Gillian Gibbons, the 'ordinary primary school teacher' who went from Liverpool to Sudan, had a misadventure with a teddy bear and ended up in a Khartoum jail, was back on Merseyside last night
Sudan Teddy Teacher Lands in Uk After 'ordeal'
Gillian Gibbons 'looking forward to a rest' and says her jailing should not put people off visiting country
Sudan to Free Teddy Row Teacher
The British teacher jailed for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad has been given a presidential pardon after a visit from two British Muslim peers, reports claim
Muhammad and the Sudanese Teddy Bear
A cross-cultural analysis of the naming of a teddy Muhammad by a British teacher in Sudan.
Sudan Plays Down Teddy Blasphemy Case
The Sudanese foreign ministry has downplayed the significance of a British teacher facing blasphemy charges for supposedly insulting Islam
Sudan Demands Public Apology From Brown Over Sanctions Threat
Sudan demands public apology from Brown over sanctions threat
Sudan Seeks Apology By Brown Over Sanctions Threat
President says PM's stance undermines peace talks· British ambassador summoned to capital
Darfur Refugees Forced Out By Troops, Un Claims
Sudanese troops used force in an effort to relocate hundreds of homeless Darfur families, loading their possessions on to lorries and surrounding them with machine guns mounted on pick-up trucks late on Sunday evening, UN humanitarian officials said yesterday.
Violence Flares in Darfur's Kalma Refugee Camp As a New Cycle of Persecution Begins
As ethnic groups turn on each other in one Sudanese refugee camp, the Zaghawa tribe accuses Fur and Dajo of trying to drive them out.
One of the Gravest Threats to Darfur is Sudan's Other War
Jonathan Steele: Failures to keep a peace in the scarcely reported north-south conflict send a terrible signal as talks begin in Libya.
Q&A: The Darfur Crisis
Peace talks between rebels and the Sudanese government aimed at ending the four and a half year conflict in Darfur are scheduled to start on Saturday. Mark Tran looks at the background to the crisis.
Darfur Cessation of Violence Expected Ahead of Peace Talks
Rebels and Sudanese officials to meet in Libya̭ Success in doubt after one leader refuses to attend
Sudan to Announce Darfur Ceasefire
Announcement of ceasefire with rebel groups to come at start of weekend peace talks, ambassador says.
Deterioration in Darfur
The situation in Sudan will get worse before it gets better, the UN's head of emergency relief tells Julian Borger.
Freedom for Dirar Ahmed Dirar, Independence for Sudan's Beja / Blemmyes
This is a Call for Immediate Liberation of Dirar Ahmed Dirar, the last of many Noble and Heroic Leaders of one of Africa’s most Ancient Nations, the Bejas - known as Blemmyes to Ancient Greeks and Romans.
Be Prepared for Betrayal, Un Darfur Force Warned
· Peace keepers face 'long odds' against success· Brown insists Sudan must live up to promise
Bashir Agrees to Truce for Talks
Sudan is ready to observe a ceasefire when long-awaited peace talks on Darfur open next month, President Omar al-Bashir pledged yesterday - apparently meeting a key demand of rebel groups.
Sudan Agrees to Honour Darfur Ceasefire for Peace Talks
President on Rome visit announces hope for 'final peace' as new UN-sanctioned force prepares to move in.
Libya is Surprise Venue for Sudan Peace Talks
· UN chief announces new bid to end Darfur carnage· Hopes that Gadafy will push for rebel compromise
New Sudan Peace Talks May Start Next Month
· Beefed-up peacekeeping force raises hopes · Some Darfur rebel leaders agree common platform
Sudan Expels Western Diplomats As Pressure Mounts Over Darfur
Sudan has expelled a top Canadian diplomat and the European commission's envoy as it faces international pressure over the crisis in Darfur.
Unseen By Western Hysteria, Darfur Edges Closer to Peace
Jonathan Steele: The tribal leaders' talks to end Sudan's crisis are being driven by internal politics, not the intervention of the west.
At Long, Long Last, the Un Flexes Its Muscles in Darfur
Mary Riddell: The international intervention in Sudan is the right move to avert more bloodshed. We should not be shy of taking action elsewhere.
Irish Troops to Keep Peace in Darfur for Un
Irish government sources confirmed this weekend that up to 200 Irish soldiers would join the newly proposed UN multi-national force to the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan.
Lake Find Offers New Hope in Darfur Crisis
The discovery of a huge underground lake in Darfur may ease one of the causes of conflict in the desert region of southern Sudan, scientists said today.
EU Troops to Help Darfur Refugees
European Union governments will next week give the green light for 3,000 troops to be sent to Chad to protect refugees from the neighboring Darfur region of Sudan.
US Enlists Sudanese Spies in War on Terror
The CIA is recruiting Arab-speaking Sudanese citizens to infiltrate Middle Eastern radical groups in spite of US sanctions against the country over Darfur, it emerged today.
US Declares Sanctions Against Khartoum
George Bush today bowed before America's most successful experiment in grassroots organisation - the coalition of Hollywood, religious groups and student activists on Darfur - and ordered economic sanctions against Sudan.
Sudan's Goat Wife Chokes to Death
A goat that gained international notoriety last year after getting married to a Sudanese man who indecently assaulted her has died after accidentally choking on a plastic bag.
Britain Gives Sudan Days to Meet Demands or Face New Sanctions
Sudan has "days not weeks" to curb military operations in Darfur and accept an international peacekeeping force or face tougher sanctions, the foreign secretary has warned.
World Execution Numbers Fall
The number of people executed in Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Pakistan rose in 2006 as those countries bucked an overall trend towards fewer executions, a report said today.
US Tells Sudan to Disarm Militia and Accept Peacekeepers
The US today called on the Sudanese government to disarm the Janjaweed militia, who are accused by human rights groups of terrorising civilians in Darfur.
First Eyewitness Accounts Reveal Ethnic Cleansing Spreading From Sudan
First eyewitness accounts reveal ethnic cleansing spreading from Sudan.
Libya Puts Troops on Chad-sudan Border to Head Off Un Plan
Presence does little to stop rise in Darfur violence - Observers claim Gadafy fears western intervention.
Blair Threatens Force Over Darfur
US and British officials consider punitive air strikes against Sudanese air force bases.
Judge Rules Khartoum Behind Attack on Uss Cole
A US federal judge blamed Sudan for the first time yesterday for the al-Qaida attack on the USS Cole in 2000 that killed 17 seamen. The judge, Robert Doumar, said there was "substantial evidence" to support the claim.
UN Investigators Accuse Sudan of Orchestrating Darfur Abuses
International response to region's crisis 'inadequate' - Islamic states try to block damning report's delivery.
Ban Demands Un Presence in Darfur
The UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon today called for the urgent deployment of a joint UN-African force to stop the "scorched earth policies" in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Darfur Violence Wrecks Sudan's Attempt to Take Au Leadership
Sudan was further isolated over the conflict in Darfur yesterday after other African governments blocked it from assuming leadership of the African Union and demanded an end to the bloodshed.
Aid Chief Warns of Sudan Catastrophe
The forced withdrawal of aid organisations from Darfur could leave more than two million civilians facing catastrophe, vulnerable to militia attacks, starvation and disease, a leading human rights activist has warned.
A Victim's View of Tragic Darfur
The horror of Darfur seems especially disturbing when seen through an infant's eyes and this sketch, of a village being bombed from the air, was drawn by an anonymous child - one of the thousands now living in displaced people's camps in Sudan.
Sudan Agrees to Allow Un Troops in Darfur
Sudan has agreed in principle to allow the establishment of a joint African Union and UN peacekeeping force in an effort to solve the crisis in Darfur, but has stopped short of setting the number of troops, Kofi Annan said yesterday.
Interview With the Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Al-bashir
Full transcript of Jonathan Steele's interview with the president of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
Sudan Would Allow Doubling of Darfur Force
· Stronger mandate possible, says president · Non-African help must be limited to logistics
Sudan Expels Un Official for Blog Revealing Darfur Military Defeats
· Report details loss of hundreds of soldiers' lives · Move likely to sour relations further
Britain to Look at Boosting Darfur Force
Britain is preparing to consider new ways of getting extra troops into Darfur to protect civilians if the Sudanese government continues to reject a UN force, Hilary Benn, the development secretary, said yesterday.
Khartoum Struggles to Defeat New Alliance
Sudanese troops have suffered heavy casualties in intense fighting with their new enemy, the National Redemption Front, reports Jonathan Steele from El Fasher.
UN Official: Khartoum Knew of Darfur Militia Raid
The Sudanese government almost certainly had prior knowledge of militia attacks in Buram, south Darfur, in which several hundred people may have died, Louise Arbour, the UN human rights commissioner, said yesterday. The attacks, described in a 15-page report as "massive in scale and carried out over a few days", started in late August.
EU Chief Tries a Gentler Approach to Get the Un Into Darfur
The president of the European commission, José Manuel Barroso, told Sudan this weekend that Darfur needed a "stronger and more effective" international presence but stopped short of insisting that only UN troops could prevent a further collapse of security.
Little Support for Refugees on Streets of London
Seventeen-year-old Mousa Abkar fled his scorched village in Darfur to a safe haven in Barnsley, hidden for 21 days alone in the hull of a container ship. Yesterday his struggle in the face of adversity remained solitary in one sense, as he set out on a fresh leg of his journey in exile - a brisk walk from the Sudanese embassy in London to Downing Street.
Darfur Conflict Death Toll Could Be 255,000, Say Researchers
The Darfur conflict in Sudan claimed the lives of between 170,000 and 255,000 people in its first 31 months, according to a new estimate by sociologists.
Sudan Throws Out Darfur Peacekeepers
· Khartoum sends 10,000-strong force to region · Offensive marks final collapse of peace deal
Khartoum Orders Darfur Peacekeepers Out
The Sudanese government has ordered African peacekeepers to leave the troubled province of Darfur by the end of the month, raising concerns about the plight of thousands of refugees in the region.
Sudan Rejects Un Peacekeeping Plan
· 22,500-strong force would relieve African Union · Presidential adviser says resolution is illegal
Sudan's Beja / Blemmyes, and their Right to Freedom and Statehood
Instead of hypocritically and shamefully showing a supposed peace in Lebanon, Colonial France and Britain should care to stop the Red Sea bloodshed, and support the historical people of Blemmyes / Beja in their national effort to get freedom and control over all the Red Sea coast of Sudan.
The Sudan: Why The Arab Summit Failed
There is a terrible genocidal war being conducted in the Sudan and Darfur. Waged by Islamic fundamentalists, the goal is ethnically cleanse Africa of Black Africans and take control of uranium and oil.
Darfur Peace Talks Move Forward
Sudan's rebel province, Darfur, saw it's best hope of peace today with new negotiations taking place in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
Why It Takes a Television Series to Draw Attention to a Real-life Human Drama
After 180,000 deaths, American news media leave the story of Sudan to celebrities and ER.
Darfur Peace Hopes Collapse As Rebels Reject Proposed Deal
· Main guerrilla groups defy African Union ultimatum · Sudanese government says it was ready to sign
Darfur Relief Operation Weeks Away From Collapse, Warns Un
Many UN relief operations in the Darfur region of Sudan, which has been racked by conflict, are in danger of collapsing within the next few weeks or months, according to Jan Egeland, the UN's under-secretary for humanitarian affairs.
Darfur Terror Chief Slips Into Britain
Foreign Office grants visa to top Sudan official despite UN sanctions.
UN Calls for Major International Force to Go to Darfur
· US and Europe need to commit to peace in Sudan · Conflict goes on as African and Asian force feels heat
Sudan Leaders Face Un Sanctions
The UN intends to impose targeted sanctions on up to 10 members of Sudan's government and others involved in the Darfur crisis, after an increase in killings in recent months and access being denied to aid camps.
Jack Straw Threatens Sudanese Government With Un Sanctions
Jack Straw has threatened the Sudanese government and rebel forces with new UN sanctions unless they begin serious talks to end the Darfur crisis.
Sudan Urged to Accept Un Force As Talks Falter
The conflict in Darfur is slipping back into major violence as peace talks aimed at ending the crisis in Sudan's western region plunge into deadlock.
Sudan May Be Forced to Quit Bid to Chair African Union
Sudan signalled last night that it would withdraw from its attempt to take over the chairmanship of the African Union after at least five members were reported to have tried to block it because of human rights violations in Darfur.
African Union Under Pressure Over Sudan
· Darfur 'shows regime is unfit for chairmanship' · Result would jeopardise peacekeeping, letter says
Clandestine Nuclear Deals Traced to Sudan
International investigators and western intelligence have for the first time named Sudan as a major conduit for sophisticated engineering equipment that could be used in nuclear weapons programmes.
20 Killed As Egyptian Police Evict Sudanese Protesters
At least 20 Sudanese migrants died when thousands of Egyptian riot police brutally evicted them from their protest camp in an affluent district of Cairo yesterday.
10 Dead in Cairo Protest Camp Clearance
Ten Sudanese refugees, including a young girl, were killed today when Egyptian police fired water cannon and beat migrants with clubs to break up a protest camp in Cairo.
Sudan at the Head of a Global Sweep to Mop Up World's Oil Resources
A tangle of pipes and metallic towers rises over the shimmering, rock-strewn desert north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The gleaming oil refinery is the jewel of Sudan's oil boom.
Darfur Wasn't Genocide and Sudan is Not a Terrorist State
Even MI6 and the CIA are frustrated by the attitude of US neocons and the Christian right towards the Sudanese conflicts.
African Exodus: Chaos and Hope As Hundreds of Thousands of Sudanese Return to Homeland
A huge, so far unreported, migration of displaced people is taking place at the end of the continent's longest-running civil war.
Thousands Flee As Darfur Rebels Renew Attacks
An upsurge in attacks by Darfur's main rebel force, including the capture of a key government-held town, is undermining the latest internationally sponsored talks on bringing peace to Sudan's western regions, according to senior UN officials.
Leaders Plead for Calm As Sudan Riot Toll Rises to 130
Sudanese leaders yesterday pleaded for the rioting in the capital and other cities to end as the death toll from this week's unrest rose to 130.
Gangs Threaten Revival of Civil War in Sudan
Fearful residents fled the centre of Khartoum yesterday as armed gangs roamed the streets in a third day of violence that threatened to undermine Sudan's tenuous north-south peace deal struck six months ago.
Sudanese Rioters Go on Rampage After Rebel Leader Dies in Air Crash
Thirty-six people were killed and around 300 injured after rioting broke out in Khartoum yesterday following the death of the former rebel leader John Garang, who had been sworn in as Sudan's vice-president just three weeks ago.
The World Has Turned Away - But Darfur's Misery Goes on
The conflict in Sudan no longer dominates the headlines. But, as Euan Ferguson reports from Darfur, the fallout from the civil war is still a grim reality.
Sudan Apologises After Scuffles Mar Rice Visit
The Sudanese government was forced to apologise to the US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, yesterday after a series of scuffles between her entourage and Sudanese security.
Darfur Rebels Sign Peace Agreement
Two Darfur rebel groups have signed another agreement with the Sudanese government after a latest round of peace talks, but the deal is not as wide-ranging as originally hoped.
Sudan Rejects Icc Extradition Calls
Sudan confirmed its unwillingness to cooperate with the international criminal court yesterday when a Sudanese minister rejected calls to extradite suspects accused of crimes in Darfur.
Briton Named As Buyer of Darfur Oil Rights
A millionaire British businessman, Friedhelm Eronat, was named last night as the purchaser of oil rights in the Darfur region of Sudan, where the regime is accused of war crimes and where millions of tribespeople are alleged to have been forced to flee, amid mass rapes or murders.
Sudan Holds Second Aid Worker
Sudanese authorities yesterday arrested a second official from an international aid agency which published a report on human rights abuses in the Dafur region.
Sudan Becomes Us Ally in 'war on Terror'
Sudan's Islamist regime, once shunned by Washington for providing a haven for Osama bin Laden as well as for human rights abuses during decades of civil war, has become an ally in the Bush administration's "war on terror".
Cross-continental Shortlist for 'african Booker'
Writers from north, south, east and west Africa are represented on this year's five-strong shortlist for the Caine Prize with entries from Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan and South Africa, with Uganda's Doreen Baingana a contender for the second year running.
War-torn Sudan Wins Pledges of $4.5bn in Aid
Donor states pledged $4.5bn (£2.4bn) yesterday to help Sudan recover from the 21-year civil war that cost more than 2 million lives and made more than 4 million homeless.
America Backs Down on Darfur Inquiry
The international criminal court was poised to launch a war crimes investigation yesterday into the mass murder and rapes in the Darfur region of Sudan, after international pressure forced the US to withdraw its objections.
Campaign Calls for Un Intervention in Darfur
An alliance of MPs, human rights groups and survivors of the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan today launched a campaign for bolder international intervention to stop the bloodshed.
We Fought for This Land and White Nile Can Drill Here, Say Sudanese
South Sudan's provisional government said yesterday it would stand by the controversial oil exploration deal it has struck with a British company fronted by ex-England cricketer Phil Edmonds.
From Child Soldier to Rap Superstar
Emmanuel Jal was 13 when saved from Sudan's civil war by British aid worker Emma McCune. Now he's on the brink of stardom, writes Vanessa Thorpe.
Britain Backs Un Sanctions After Losing Patience in Sudan Crisis
The British government is to back punitive measures against the Sudanese government after losing patience over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
Time to Punish Sudan, Says Britain
The British government is to back punitive measures against the Sudanese government after losing patience over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
Sudan Risks Sanctions As Un Lists Atrocities
The Sudanese government could be hit by targeted United Nations sanctions after the publication yesterday of a 244-page investigation into the Darfur crisis.
Sudan's Darfur Crimes Not Genocide, Says Un Report
The Sudanese government should be referred to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in Darfur, a United Nations commissioned report has concluded.
Sudan's Crimes Not Genocide Says Un Report
The Sudanese government should be referred to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in Darfur, a United Nations commissioned report has concluded.
Sudanese Rebels Sign Peace Deal
Africa's longest running war officially ended yesterday when Sudan's government and southern rebels signed a peace deal, the climax to eight years of negotiations.
Signing of Sudanese Power-sharing Deal Boosts Hope of Peace in Africa
Africa's prospects for peace brightened yesterday with the signing in Kenya of an accord to bring an end to Sudan's long-running conflict with southern rebels.
Sudanese Government Agrees to End Hostilities
The Sudanese government agreed to stop military operations in Darfur yesterday, several hours after a ceasefire deadline expired.
Sudan Reprieves Aid Chiefs in Expulsion Row
The Sudanese government came under international pressure last night to reverse its planned expulsion of senior staff at two British aid agencies, Save the Children and Oxfam.
Peace Gives Hope in Land of Cattle and Guns
Three teenage girls, their arms around each other's waists, stand perspiring in the bright Sudanese sun as a gaggle of boys gather round them.
Sudan Factions Promise Un to Finalise Peace Deal This Year
Hopes for an end to Africa's longest-running civil war rose yesterday when the Sudanese government and southern rebels promised the UN security council they would finalise a peace deal by December 31.
UN to Warn Sudan Over Violence
The United Nations security council is expected to pass a resolution today warning Sudan and rebel groups after a deterioration in security in the Darfur region.
Annan Urges Security Council Warning on Sudan
Kofi Annan today called on the UN security council to issue "the strongest warning" to forces fighting in Sudan to bring an end to the civil war in the south and the crisis in the western Darfur region.
Amnesty Calls for Sudan Arms Embargo
Arms dealers based in Britain and several other countries have been involved in the supply of weapons to Sudan in breach of an EU export ban, according to a report published by Amnesty International today. Amnesty - which is urging the UN to pass a resolution banning weapons exports to...
Fight for Survival in Sudan Killing Fields
Rains bring respite for Shilluk, a forgotten area in a bloody conflict. But government forces are expected to return with a vengeance.
Britain May Deploy Troops to Quell Fighting in Darfur
Britain could be asked to contribute troops to a 10,000-strong UN peacekeeping force for Sudan under a draft resolution being discussed in the security council, government officials in London indicated yesterday. The proposal for a UN force is part of a British package of incentives...
Schools Open in Sudanese Refugee Camps
Children who have been forced to flee their homes in the Darfur region of Sudan are being encouraged to attend school in their refugee camps.
Sudan Accepts Blair's Five-point Peace Plan
After two hours of talks and a warning on sanctions, Khartoum agrees to give African Union troops freedom of movement in Darfur.
Blair Outlines Sudan Demands
Tony Blair today said the Sudanese government had agreed to a five-point action plan aimed at ending the conflict in Darfur, which has resulted in what the UN describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The prime minister - the highest-level official from a western government to...
Blair Seeks Pledge From Sudan
PM gambles on talks with Bashir to ease refugees' plight.
Blood Brothers
Only a genuine division of power in multicultural Sudan can put an end to the country's bitter sibling rivalries, argues Jeevan Vasagar.
Rage Finds an Outlet in Sudan's Rebel Camps
In the Sudan Liberation Army's camps, there is no talk of peace. Young men from Darfur's shattered villages have come to find an outlet for their rage.
UN Refugee Chief Presses for Peace Talks
The Sudanese government and rebel groups fighting it in Darfur were urged to return to the negotiating table by the UN yesterday.
Darfur Death Toll at 10,000 a Month
Up to 10,000 people a month are dying of disease in the Darfur camps, many of them children, despite the international aid effort, the World Health Organisation said yesterday. A study in the west and north of the region by the WHO and the Sudanese government pointed to a monthly toll of...
UN Urged to Act on Sudan
A draft United Nations resolution on the Sudan crisis is scheduled to be discussed by security council members in New York today. It has been drawn up by the US and calls for the African Union monitoring force in Darfur to be enlarged and given a wider mandate. It also threatens...
The Last Chance for Sudan to Exist: Get Out of the Arab League Now! Part II
Analysis of the colonial nature of Pan-Arabism. Focus on the colonial tactics in imposing this ideology gradually during the 19th and the 20th centuries. Study of the intermingling of Pan-Arabism with Muslim religious systems.
Straw Urges Un Reform and Attacks Response to Darfur
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, urged reform of the United Nations security council yesterday after criticising the body for its slow response to the humanitarian disaster in Sudan. Mr Straw, in a speech calling for a reshaping of the UN to create a stronger body, said: "We need to be...
The Last Chance for Sudan to Exist: Get Out of the Arab League Now!
An insightful analysis of the non-Arabic past and present of Sudan, the legendary 'Ethiopia' of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Analysis of the rise of the perverted, extremist sect within Islam, and of the diffusion of the Pan-Arabism, a colonial fabrication.
Corpse That Points the Finger of Guilt
Bodies left unburied on Darfur hillside tell story of executions by Sudanese army and Janjaweed militia.
Open Letter to President al Bashir of Sudan - Out of the Arab League Now!
An open letter to the President al Bashir aiming at stopping the final decomposition of Sudan. A dead end of the colonial ideology of Pan-Arabism is demanded for the survival of the multi-cultural Paradise Sudan that unfortunately turned out to be a cemetery of peoples.
Sudan accused of sharing bases with militia
A human rights group yesterday published a detailed list of the locations of what it claimed were 16 bases in Sudan being used by the Janjaweed militia that is largely responsible for the Darfur crisis.
Khartoum Agrees to Bigger Peace Force
The Sudanese government bowed to international pressure yesterday and agreed to allow more foreign troops in the stricken Darfur region. The team of 550 monitors and soldiers sent by the African Union may be expanded to a force of 2,000-3,000 soldiers. Hitherto Khartoum has...
Straw Hints at Reprieve on Sanctions
Jack Straw signalled yesterday that the Sudanese government may have done enough to escape sanctions when the United Nations deadline runs out on Monday.
After the Exodus, the Refugees Dig in
Jeevan Vasagar in Iridimi finds those who fled Sudan trying to adapt to a changed life. There is a meat market, where haunches of goat hang from the thatched roof. There are tea stalls and shacks selling hair mousse and skin cream.
Straw: Sudan Must End Darfur Crisis
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, today urged the Sudanese government to bring an end to the continuing atrocities taking place in the Darfur region. Mr Straw called on the government to lift the fear keeping more than one million refugees from returning to their homes...
Straw Meets Darfur Refugees
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, arrived in Sudan's troubled Darfur region this morning to witness the devastating results of Arab militia attacks on the indigenous black African population. Mr Straw flew into El Fasher, in northern Darfur, and met refugees as they queued for water in...
Hunted By Death Squads, a People Without Hope in Sudan
Jack Straw will today fly from the Sudanese capital Khartoum to the country's western Darfur region where more than 1 million people have been been displaced by fighting.
Straw Trip Adds to Pressure on Sudan
Britain calls for action as UN says 600 die each day in Darfur.
Sudan Accused of Breaking Its Word As More Refugees Flee
The UN refugee agency accused Sudan yesterday of breaking its promises in Darfur, as more refugees fled to neighbouring Chad from a fresh wave of attacks on civilians. Hundreds have crossed the border in recent weeks after assaults on 11 villages which fitted the pattern of the...
Atrocities 'continue in Darfur'
Government-backed militias in Sudan are still attacking civilians and are "routinely" raping women and girls in the Darfur region of the country, human rights groups said yesterday. The studies by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch came as Sudan was under growing international...
Sudanese Government 'failing to Halt Darfur Violence'
The Sudanese government has failed to stop marauding Arab militias from terrorising civilians in Darfur, a human rights group said today, despite promises to the international community that the government would disarm militias and bring the humanitarian crisis under control. Human Rights...
Sudan Massacres Are Not Genocide, Says Eu
The EU said yesterday there was widespread violence in the Darfur region of Sudan but the killings were not genocidal, a potentially crucial distinction which underlined its reluctance to intervene. "We are not in the situation of genocide there," Pieter Feith, an adviser to the EU's...
Sudan Receives Arab Help to Avert Un Sanctions
Sudan won help from Arab countries yesterday in its attempt to head off sanctions the UN has threatened to impose if it fails to rein in militias accused of atrocities in the Darfur region. In a statement released after an emergency meeting in Cairo, the Arab League said last night that...
Diplomacy is Forgotten in the Mania for Intervention
In both Sudan and Sri Lanka, the route to peace is through negotiation. The cold war was a time of hot diplomacy. Because in Europe the great contest of the second half of the last century was deadlocked on the battlefield, it was fought largely at superpower summit meetings and lower-level arms control talks.
Sudan Agrees Darfur Aid Plan, Says Un Envoy
Sudan appeared yesterday to have bowed to international pressure over Darfur as the UN announced an agreed plan to tackle the refugee crisis and avert sanctions. The UN special envoy to Sudan, Jan Pronk, said that the Sudanese government had halted military action against villages in...
Sudan Steps Up Rhetoric at Anti-un Rally
Tens of thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-American slogans marched on the UN headquarters in Khartoum yesterday to protest against western troops being sent in to deal with the crisis in Darfur. The government-sponsored rally took place as the African Union said it would increase...
Intervene in Sudan, Tories Urge Blair
British troops should be sent to Sudan "in a matter of days" unless there is an improvement in the country's humanitarian crisis, the Conservatives urged today. John Bercow, the shadow international development secretary, said diplomatic efforts were "too little ... too late" and...
UN Deadline Means War, Say Sudan's Armed Forces
General threatens jihad as more refugees head for Chad border.
Inside the Janjaweed: How One Man Escaped the Ethnic Cleansing in Darfur
A young deserter from the Arab militia whose bloody campaign has terrorised western Sudan tells his own shocking story.
UN Gives Backing to Watered-down Resolution on Crisis in Sudan
The United Nations security council voted in favour of a watered-down resolution yesterday that set a 30-day deadline for Sudan to bring under control the militia that has been creating havoc in the western Darfur region. The US and UK originally proposed threatening Sudan with an arms...
UN Tells Sudan to Act Over Darfur
The UN security council threatened to punish Sudan today unless it halts the atrocities carried out by Arab militias in the country's western region of Darfur. It passed as US-backed resolution compelling Khartoum to disarm Arab militias that have killed thousands in a brutal campaign...
Sudan to Face 'genocide' Inquiry
The US and British governments are gathering evidence to determine whether genocide is being committed in the Darfur region of Sudan, where an estimated 30,000 people have been killed and more than a million have fled their homes. The Foreign Office said yesterday that it would not shy...
EU Ministers Threaten Sanctions Against Sudan
The EU yesterday called for sanctions against Sudan if it does not halt the conflict in the Darfur region where 1 million refugees are at risk from hunger and disease. Foreign ministers meeting in Brussels warned the Khartoum government to keep its promise to rein in militias and improve...
Darfur Helpers Return After Attacks
Aid workers who had pulled out of two refugee camps on the Chad-Sudan border because of violence returned at the weekend to resume relief operations. Relief agencies left Farchana and Bredjing, which house tens of thousands of refugees from Darfur, after some workers were attacked by the...
UK Could Send Troops to Sudan 'quickly'
Britain could send 5,000 troops to Sudan very quickly if the government decides to intervene in the humanitarian crisis, the head of the army said yesterday. "If need be we will be able to go to Sudan," General Sir Mike Jackson, the chief of general staff, told BBC News 24's Hardtalk...
Sudan Warns Blair Against Sending Troops
Britain risks Iraq-style insurgency if it intervenes to aid refugees in Darfur, says foreign minister.
Straw to Visit Crisis-hit Sudan
Jack Straw is to personally visit war-torn Sudan, the Foreign Office announced tonight, as Tony Blair refused to rule out sending British troops to aid the million refugees under threat from disease, starvation and militias.
Blair: Nothing is Ruled Out in Sudan
Tony Blair today confirmed that British military involvement in Sudan was an option - but said the government was 'not at that stage yet'.
Blair Draws Up Plans to Send Troops to Sudan
Tony Blair has asked Downing Street and Foreign Office officials to draw up plans for possible military intervention in Sudan, where more than a million refugees are at risk from famine and disease.
Press Review: What They Said About Darfur
On Saturday, negotiations between the Sudanese government and rebel groups resisting attacks by Arab militias collapsed. The breakdown prompted renewed calls in western newspapers for intervention to halt the killing in the Darfur region in western Sudan.
Where Pursuit of Fairness Highlights Colour Bar
Across Africa, straightening hair and lightening skin is considered an essential part of good grooming for women. But in Sudan it is not just a question of vanity, but politics.
Militia Chief Scorns Slaughter Charge
Janjaweed leader hits back at accusation of ethnic cleansing in western Sudan.
A Storm in a Port
Italy's tough stance with the aid ship that arrived on Monday carrying 37 supposed Sudanese refugees has strained international relations, reports Sophie Arie.
African Union's Sudan Pledge
The African Union yesterday committed itself to international military intervention in the Darfur crisis, setting it in direct confrontation with the Sudanese government. The AU, a pan-continental body, is to send a 300-strong protection force to Darfur to support 60 AU monitors who began...
African Union Undertakes to Protect Darfur Refugees
Sudanese government says intervention goes beyond body's remit.
US Seeks Sanctions Against Sudan's Arab Militias
Visiting Powell urges action to end refugee misery in Darfur region.
There is No Hunger Says Sudan As Children Die
Aid workers accuse the Khartoum government of blocking food supplies to complete a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
Power of Persuasion
Military action against Sudan would only make matters worse for the Darfur refugees. The cry of "something must be done" is becoming louder. Each new report on the plight of the Sudanese refugees, such as that which led the BBC 10 O'Clock News, evokes fresh sympathy.
Sudan: How You Can Help
We provide a directory of charities coordinating aid to the African country hit by a humanitarian crisis the UN describes as the world's worst.
Sudan War Prompts Peacekeeping Plan
Leaders of the G8 announced plans last night to train 75,000 African peacekeeping troops, and expressed their grave concern at the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Amid reports of ethnic cleansing in the Sudanese civil war, the G8 said it wanted to help Africa to police its own conflicts....
Britain Prefers Monitors to Military Action to Avert Disaster in Sudan
The British government ruled out international military intervention yesterday in the face of the impending humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan and is instead placing its faith in a small African Union contingent sent in to monitor the shaky ceasefire. The military option was dismissed by...
'They Came at Dawn and Killed the Men'
Sudan refugees tell of world's worst humanitarian disaster.
Monitors Needed to Tackle Sudan Crisis, Says Minister
The British government today warned that international human rights monitors were needed to help stop the killings in Sudan, where more than one million people have fled their homes, and thousands have been killed, during 15 months of fighting. The international development secretary,...
Rebels Free Aid Workers in Stricken Darfur
Sudanese rebels released 16 UN and other aid workers yesterday who were kidnapped on Friday in Darfur province, where a huge international effort to prevent a human disaster is under way. They were seized by the Sudan Liberation Army in Mellit, 30 miles north of al-Fasher, the provincial...
Sudan Hopes Government and Rebels Sign Deal Ending 21 Years of Conflict
Last-minute wrangling between the government in Khartoum and southern rebels delayed the signing of a peace deal for Sudan yesterday.
End to Sudan War Imminent Despite Last-minute Delay
Last-minute wrangling between the government in Khartoum and southern rebels delayed the signing of a peace deal for Sudan yesterday.
Peace in Sight for Sudan's South After 21 Years
Deal muffles criticism of atrocities and crisis in Darfur.
Sudan Denies Terrorising Villagers
Militias are being reined in, insists foreign minister.
Campaigners Warn of Sudan Disaster
Human rights campaigners warned today that a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing by the Sudanese government risks turning the country into another Rwanda. In a new report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) describes how the Arab-dominated government forces - in collaboration with bands of Arab...
Waiting for Hope in the Wasteland
Refugees are returning to war-devastated southern Sudan, but fighting elsewhere clouds the prospect of a final settlement.
Sudanese Opposition Leader Arrested Over 'coup Plot'
Sudanese police today arrested the country's leading Islamist opposition leader, Hassan Turabi, amid claims that his party is involved in a plot to overthrow the government. Mr Turabi's wife, Wisal el-Mahdi, told the Associated Press that police arrived at their home in the capital,...
Sudanese Refugees Flee Killer Militias
Sudanese militias on camels and horses are raiding refugee camps across the border in Chad in a spree of rape, murder and cattle-rustling which has forced thousands to flee. A show of force by the Chadian and Sudanese armies has failed to stop the marauders' almost daily attacks across...
UN Plans Emergency Food Aid for Sudan
Ceasefire may give relief agencies chance to rush supplies to hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Thousands Flee War in Sudan
Refugees seek shelter in desert across border with Chad as bombing raids and militias target separatist rebels.
Athletics: Yamile Aldama Will Compete for Sudan in the Olympics
January 27: Britain's loss is Sudan's gain as triple jumper Yamile Aldama will race for them in the Athens Olympics.
Wealth-sharing Deal Heralds Sudan Peace
· Islamic regime and southern rebels sign 'historic' economic pact
· Guerrilla chief says move to end decades-long civil war is irreversible
Oil Deal Puts Sudan a Step Closer to Peace
The government of Sudan and rebels fighting a 20-year civil war have moved closer to a peace deal after agreeing to a 50/50 split of oil revenues.
Oasis of Medical Care in Desert of Destruction
The Médecins Sans Frontiéres compound in south Sudan handles every basic health problem affecting civilians in conflict zones.
Sudanese Enemies Unite in Search for Peace
Jonathan Steele reports from Leer, south Sudan, as hopes rise of an agreement.
Lone Child Survives Air Crash in Sudan
Foreign minister blames US sanctions for loss of at least 115 lives.
Two-year-old Only Survivor of Air Crash
A Sudanese airliner today crashed minutes after its captain had reported technical problems following takeoff, killing all but one of the 117 people on board, officials have said. The only survivor of the disaster, which happened at around 4am (0200 BST), was a two-year-old boy...
Greece 'too Hasty' in Seizing Ship
The Greek seizure of an explosive-laden ship bound for Sudan prompted heated exchanges between the two countries yesterday. Khartoum insisted that the cargo of 680 tonnes of high explosives and an estimated 140,000 detonators, loaded in Tunisia, had purely civilian use. Its foreign...
Nato 'terror' Tipoff on Explosives Ship Sailing to Sudan
A ship "packed to breaking point" with explosives was bound for Sudan, and the shipment was addressed to a non-existent chemicals firm, a senior Greek minister said yesterday. Police were last night still investigating whether the Comoros-flagged carrier had links to terrorist groups...
Pressed Talisman Quits Sudan
Talisman Energy has quit Sudan after pressure from human rights activists over its oil development involvement there. The Canadian-based firm sold its assets to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India for US$766m (£490m) saying it could no longer put up with the political risk....
Sudan ceasefire as talks bring hope of peace after 19 years
The government and rebels in Sudan signed an agreement for a temporary ceasefire yesterday so that talks can begin to try to end the two-decade civil war in Africa's largest nation.
Foreign Office Investigates Claim That Woman Was Kept As Slave By Diplomat
Sudanese official denies accusations and says au pair was always free to leave.
Oil is the Key to Peace in Sudan
So Bush is helping to end one of Africa's most brutal civil wars. In Africa's largest country, racked by one of the continent's longest civil wars, America is doing the right thing for once.
Khartoum attacks rebels in wake of peace deal
Sudan has begun a big offensive against rebels in the south just days after a breakthrough in talks to end the 19-year war, according to rebel and aid agency sources.
Accord Brings New Hope to Wartorn Sudan
The Sudanese government yesterday hailed an agreement signed with southern rebels as the start of "real peace" after 19 years of civil war, though opposition groups warned that it might not stick. "Everybody is optimistic that somehow peace is coming, or at least a ceasefire to stop the...
Sudan's last fighting season?
Sudan's civil war has lasted 19 years and claimed over 2 million lives. Will the best chance to end the conflict for a generation be lost?
Oil fuels flames of war in Sudan
Civilians pay price as Khartoum mobilises for showdown with newly united rebels. Under the drone of a government bomber circling overhead, the village of Ngop in oil-rich western Upper Nile lies as quiet as the grave.
Sudan's Stolen Children
The southern Dinka tribe can name more than 14,000 children abducted by Arabs in the past decade; many will have passed through this dusty, cattle-town. James Astill reports on the alarming rise of child-snatching.
A bitter civil war has been raging in Sudan for the past 19 years. Now, Samira Akhmed, a former teacher at a Sudan university, has formed a movement named Al-Khair, which roughly translates into English as "refusal from sex with men."
Sudan Warns West of 'iraq-style Disaster' in Darfur
UN peacekeeping troops are heading for "another Iraq or Afghanistan disaster" in Darfur as long as talks between the government and rebel groups remain stalled and the US maintains its hostile stance, Sudanese officials and regional experts warned today
Follow China's Aid Lead, Sudan Urges West
Sudanese government urges European countries to stop posturing and follow China's lead in assisting the country's economic development
Sudan Rounds on Western Critics
Sudanese government officials today accused the West of applying double standards over Darfur and urged European countries to stop posturing and follow China's lead in assisting the country's economic development.
Beijing Condemns Olympic Row 'ulterior Motives'
China today expressed regret over Steven Spielberg's resignation as artistic consultant to the Beijing Olympics over Darfur, and accused critics of its policy in Sudan of having "ulterior motives"
How Stars' Campaign Helped to Change the Director's Mind
Steven Spielberg withdraws from China Olympics role after pressure from celebrities over Sudan policy
Sudan's President Appoints Janjaweed Leader As Adviser
Blow to Darfur peace talks as militia chief rewarded· Hilal under UN ban and facing war crime charges
US Official Killed in Sudan Shooting
A US diplomat and his driver died today after being shot in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, US officials said.
Should I Go on Holiday in Sudan?
Aida Edemariam: Just because some bits of the largest country in Africa are scary doesn't mean that all of it is.
Gibbons Returns to Merseyside From Sudan Jail
Gillian Gibbons, the 'ordinary primary school teacher' who went from Liverpool to Sudan, had a misadventure with a teddy bear and ended up in a Khartoum jail, was back on Merseyside last night
Sudan Teddy Teacher Lands in Uk After 'ordeal'
Gillian Gibbons 'looking forward to a rest' and says her jailing should not put people off visiting country
Sudan to Free Teddy Row Teacher
The British teacher jailed for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad has been given a presidential pardon after a visit from two British Muslim peers, reports claim
Muhammad and the Sudanese Teddy Bear
A cross-cultural analysis of the naming of a teddy Muhammad by a British teacher in Sudan.
Sudan Plays Down Teddy Blasphemy Case
The Sudanese foreign ministry has downplayed the significance of a British teacher facing blasphemy charges for supposedly insulting Islam
Sudan Demands Public Apology From Brown Over Sanctions Threat
Sudan demands public apology from Brown over sanctions threat
Sudan Seeks Apology By Brown Over Sanctions Threat
President says PM's stance undermines peace talks· British ambassador summoned to capital
Darfur Refugees Forced Out By Troops, Un Claims
Sudanese troops used force in an effort to relocate hundreds of homeless Darfur families, loading their possessions on to lorries and surrounding them with machine guns mounted on pick-up trucks late on Sunday evening, UN humanitarian officials said yesterday.
Violence Flares in Darfur's Kalma Refugee Camp As a New Cycle of Persecution Begins
As ethnic groups turn on each other in one Sudanese refugee camp, the Zaghawa tribe accuses Fur and Dajo of trying to drive them out.
One of the Gravest Threats to Darfur is Sudan's Other War
Jonathan Steele: Failures to keep a peace in the scarcely reported north-south conflict send a terrible signal as talks begin in Libya.
Q&A: The Darfur Crisis
Peace talks between rebels and the Sudanese government aimed at ending the four and a half year conflict in Darfur are scheduled to start on Saturday. Mark Tran looks at the background to the crisis.
Darfur Cessation of Violence Expected Ahead of Peace Talks
Rebels and Sudanese officials to meet in Libya̭ Success in doubt after one leader refuses to attend
Sudan to Announce Darfur Ceasefire
Announcement of ceasefire with rebel groups to come at start of weekend peace talks, ambassador says.
Deterioration in Darfur
The situation in Sudan will get worse before it gets better, the UN's head of emergency relief tells Julian Borger.
Freedom for Dirar Ahmed Dirar, Independence for Sudan's Beja / Blemmyes
This is a Call for Immediate Liberation of Dirar Ahmed Dirar, the last of many Noble and Heroic Leaders of one of Africa’s most Ancient Nations, the Bejas - known as Blemmyes to Ancient Greeks and Romans.
Be Prepared for Betrayal, Un Darfur Force Warned
· Peace keepers face 'long odds' against success· Brown insists Sudan must live up to promise
Bashir Agrees to Truce for Talks
Sudan is ready to observe a ceasefire when long-awaited peace talks on Darfur open next month, President Omar al-Bashir pledged yesterday - apparently meeting a key demand of rebel groups.
Sudan Agrees to Honour Darfur Ceasefire for Peace Talks
President on Rome visit announces hope for 'final peace' as new UN-sanctioned force prepares to move in.
Libya is Surprise Venue for Sudan Peace Talks
· UN chief announces new bid to end Darfur carnage· Hopes that Gadafy will push for rebel compromise
New Sudan Peace Talks May Start Next Month
· Beefed-up peacekeeping force raises hopes · Some Darfur rebel leaders agree common platform
Sudan Expels Western Diplomats As Pressure Mounts Over Darfur
Sudan has expelled a top Canadian diplomat and the European commission's envoy as it faces international pressure over the crisis in Darfur.
Unseen By Western Hysteria, Darfur Edges Closer to Peace
Jonathan Steele: The tribal leaders' talks to end Sudan's crisis are being driven by internal politics, not the intervention of the west.
At Long, Long Last, the Un Flexes Its Muscles in Darfur
Mary Riddell: The international intervention in Sudan is the right move to avert more bloodshed. We should not be shy of taking action elsewhere.
Irish Troops to Keep Peace in Darfur for Un
Irish government sources confirmed this weekend that up to 200 Irish soldiers would join the newly proposed UN multi-national force to the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan.
Lake Find Offers New Hope in Darfur Crisis
The discovery of a huge underground lake in Darfur may ease one of the causes of conflict in the desert region of southern Sudan, scientists said today.
EU Troops to Help Darfur Refugees
European Union governments will next week give the green light for 3,000 troops to be sent to Chad to protect refugees from the neighboring Darfur region of Sudan.
US Enlists Sudanese Spies in War on Terror
The CIA is recruiting Arab-speaking Sudanese citizens to infiltrate Middle Eastern radical groups in spite of US sanctions against the country over Darfur, it emerged today.
US Declares Sanctions Against Khartoum
George Bush today bowed before America's most successful experiment in grassroots organisation - the coalition of Hollywood, religious groups and student activists on Darfur - and ordered economic sanctions against Sudan.
Sudan's Goat Wife Chokes to Death
A goat that gained international notoriety last year after getting married to a Sudanese man who indecently assaulted her has died after accidentally choking on a plastic bag.
Britain Gives Sudan Days to Meet Demands or Face New Sanctions
Sudan has "days not weeks" to curb military operations in Darfur and accept an international peacekeeping force or face tougher sanctions, the foreign secretary has warned.
World Execution Numbers Fall
The number of people executed in Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Pakistan rose in 2006 as those countries bucked an overall trend towards fewer executions, a report said today.
US Tells Sudan to Disarm Militia and Accept Peacekeepers
The US today called on the Sudanese government to disarm the Janjaweed militia, who are accused by human rights groups of terrorising civilians in Darfur.
First Eyewitness Accounts Reveal Ethnic Cleansing Spreading From Sudan
First eyewitness accounts reveal ethnic cleansing spreading from Sudan.
Libya Puts Troops on Chad-sudan Border to Head Off Un Plan
Presence does little to stop rise in Darfur violence - Observers claim Gadafy fears western intervention.
Blair Threatens Force Over Darfur
US and British officials consider punitive air strikes against Sudanese air force bases.
Judge Rules Khartoum Behind Attack on Uss Cole
A US federal judge blamed Sudan for the first time yesterday for the al-Qaida attack on the USS Cole in 2000 that killed 17 seamen. The judge, Robert Doumar, said there was "substantial evidence" to support the claim.
UN Investigators Accuse Sudan of Orchestrating Darfur Abuses
International response to region's crisis 'inadequate' - Islamic states try to block damning report's delivery.
Ban Demands Un Presence in Darfur
The UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon today called for the urgent deployment of a joint UN-African force to stop the "scorched earth policies" in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Darfur Violence Wrecks Sudan's Attempt to Take Au Leadership
Sudan was further isolated over the conflict in Darfur yesterday after other African governments blocked it from assuming leadership of the African Union and demanded an end to the bloodshed.
Aid Chief Warns of Sudan Catastrophe
The forced withdrawal of aid organisations from Darfur could leave more than two million civilians facing catastrophe, vulnerable to militia attacks, starvation and disease, a leading human rights activist has warned.
A Victim's View of Tragic Darfur
The horror of Darfur seems especially disturbing when seen through an infant's eyes and this sketch, of a village being bombed from the air, was drawn by an anonymous child - one of the thousands now living in displaced people's camps in Sudan.
Sudan Agrees to Allow Un Troops in Darfur
Sudan has agreed in principle to allow the establishment of a joint African Union and UN peacekeeping force in an effort to solve the crisis in Darfur, but has stopped short of setting the number of troops, Kofi Annan said yesterday.
Interview With the Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Al-bashir
Full transcript of Jonathan Steele's interview with the president of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
Sudan Would Allow Doubling of Darfur Force
· Stronger mandate possible, says president · Non-African help must be limited to logistics
Sudan Expels Un Official for Blog Revealing Darfur Military Defeats
· Report details loss of hundreds of soldiers' lives · Move likely to sour relations further
Britain to Look at Boosting Darfur Force
Britain is preparing to consider new ways of getting extra troops into Darfur to protect civilians if the Sudanese government continues to reject a UN force, Hilary Benn, the development secretary, said yesterday.
Khartoum Struggles to Defeat New Alliance
Sudanese troops have suffered heavy casualties in intense fighting with their new enemy, the National Redemption Front, reports Jonathan Steele from El Fasher.
UN Official: Khartoum Knew of Darfur Militia Raid
The Sudanese government almost certainly had prior knowledge of militia attacks in Buram, south Darfur, in which several hundred people may have died, Louise Arbour, the UN human rights commissioner, said yesterday. The attacks, described in a 15-page report as "massive in scale and carried out over a few days", started in late August.
EU Chief Tries a Gentler Approach to Get the Un Into Darfur
The president of the European commission, José Manuel Barroso, told Sudan this weekend that Darfur needed a "stronger and more effective" international presence but stopped short of insisting that only UN troops could prevent a further collapse of security.
Little Support for Refugees on Streets of London
Seventeen-year-old Mousa Abkar fled his scorched village in Darfur to a safe haven in Barnsley, hidden for 21 days alone in the hull of a container ship. Yesterday his struggle in the face of adversity remained solitary in one sense, as he set out on a fresh leg of his journey in exile - a brisk walk from the Sudanese embassy in London to Downing Street.
Darfur Conflict Death Toll Could Be 255,000, Say Researchers
The Darfur conflict in Sudan claimed the lives of between 170,000 and 255,000 people in its first 31 months, according to a new estimate by sociologists.
Sudan Throws Out Darfur Peacekeepers
· Khartoum sends 10,000-strong force to region · Offensive marks final collapse of peace deal
Khartoum Orders Darfur Peacekeepers Out
The Sudanese government has ordered African peacekeepers to leave the troubled province of Darfur by the end of the month, raising concerns about the plight of thousands of refugees in the region.
Sudan Rejects Un Peacekeeping Plan
· 22,500-strong force would relieve African Union · Presidential adviser says resolution is illegal
Sudan's Beja / Blemmyes, and their Right to Freedom and Statehood
Instead of hypocritically and shamefully showing a supposed peace in Lebanon, Colonial France and Britain should care to stop the Red Sea bloodshed, and support the historical people of Blemmyes / Beja in their national effort to get freedom and control over all the Red Sea coast of Sudan.
The Sudan: Why The Arab Summit Failed
There is a terrible genocidal war being conducted in the Sudan and Darfur. Waged by Islamic fundamentalists, the goal is ethnically cleanse Africa of Black Africans and take control of uranium and oil.
Darfur Peace Talks Move Forward
Sudan's rebel province, Darfur, saw it's best hope of peace today with new negotiations taking place in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
Why It Takes a Television Series to Draw Attention to a Real-life Human Drama
After 180,000 deaths, American news media leave the story of Sudan to celebrities and ER.
Darfur Peace Hopes Collapse As Rebels Reject Proposed Deal
· Main guerrilla groups defy African Union ultimatum · Sudanese government says it was ready to sign
Darfur Relief Operation Weeks Away From Collapse, Warns Un
Many UN relief operations in the Darfur region of Sudan, which has been racked by conflict, are in danger of collapsing within the next few weeks or months, according to Jan Egeland, the UN's under-secretary for humanitarian affairs.
Darfur Terror Chief Slips Into Britain
Foreign Office grants visa to top Sudan official despite UN sanctions.
UN Calls for Major International Force to Go to Darfur
· US and Europe need to commit to peace in Sudan · Conflict goes on as African and Asian force feels heat
Sudan Leaders Face Un Sanctions
The UN intends to impose targeted sanctions on up to 10 members of Sudan's government and others involved in the Darfur crisis, after an increase in killings in recent months and access being denied to aid camps.
Jack Straw Threatens Sudanese Government With Un Sanctions
Jack Straw has threatened the Sudanese government and rebel forces with new UN sanctions unless they begin serious talks to end the Darfur crisis.
Sudan Urged to Accept Un Force As Talks Falter
The conflict in Darfur is slipping back into major violence as peace talks aimed at ending the crisis in Sudan's western region plunge into deadlock.
Sudan May Be Forced to Quit Bid to Chair African Union
Sudan signalled last night that it would withdraw from its attempt to take over the chairmanship of the African Union after at least five members were reported to have tried to block it because of human rights violations in Darfur.
African Union Under Pressure Over Sudan
· Darfur 'shows regime is unfit for chairmanship' · Result would jeopardise peacekeeping, letter says
Clandestine Nuclear Deals Traced to Sudan
International investigators and western intelligence have for the first time named Sudan as a major conduit for sophisticated engineering equipment that could be used in nuclear weapons programmes.
20 Killed As Egyptian Police Evict Sudanese Protesters
At least 20 Sudanese migrants died when thousands of Egyptian riot police brutally evicted them from their protest camp in an affluent district of Cairo yesterday.
10 Dead in Cairo Protest Camp Clearance
Ten Sudanese refugees, including a young girl, were killed today when Egyptian police fired water cannon and beat migrants with clubs to break up a protest camp in Cairo.
Sudan at the Head of a Global Sweep to Mop Up World's Oil Resources
A tangle of pipes and metallic towers rises over the shimmering, rock-strewn desert north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The gleaming oil refinery is the jewel of Sudan's oil boom.
Darfur Wasn't Genocide and Sudan is Not a Terrorist State
Even MI6 and the CIA are frustrated by the attitude of US neocons and the Christian right towards the Sudanese conflicts.
African Exodus: Chaos and Hope As Hundreds of Thousands of Sudanese Return to Homeland
A huge, so far unreported, migration of displaced people is taking place at the end of the continent's longest-running civil war.
Thousands Flee As Darfur Rebels Renew Attacks
An upsurge in attacks by Darfur's main rebel force, including the capture of a key government-held town, is undermining the latest internationally sponsored talks on bringing peace to Sudan's western regions, according to senior UN officials.
Leaders Plead for Calm As Sudan Riot Toll Rises to 130
Sudanese leaders yesterday pleaded for the rioting in the capital and other cities to end as the death toll from this week's unrest rose to 130.
Gangs Threaten Revival of Civil War in Sudan
Fearful residents fled the centre of Khartoum yesterday as armed gangs roamed the streets in a third day of violence that threatened to undermine Sudan's tenuous north-south peace deal struck six months ago.
Sudanese Rioters Go on Rampage After Rebel Leader Dies in Air Crash
Thirty-six people were killed and around 300 injured after rioting broke out in Khartoum yesterday following the death of the former rebel leader John Garang, who had been sworn in as Sudan's vice-president just three weeks ago.
The World Has Turned Away - But Darfur's Misery Goes on
The conflict in Sudan no longer dominates the headlines. But, as Euan Ferguson reports from Darfur, the fallout from the civil war is still a grim reality.
Sudan Apologises After Scuffles Mar Rice Visit
The Sudanese government was forced to apologise to the US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, yesterday after a series of scuffles between her entourage and Sudanese security.
Darfur Rebels Sign Peace Agreement
Two Darfur rebel groups have signed another agreement with the Sudanese government after a latest round of peace talks, but the deal is not as wide-ranging as originally hoped.
Sudan Rejects Icc Extradition Calls
Sudan confirmed its unwillingness to cooperate with the international criminal court yesterday when a Sudanese minister rejected calls to extradite suspects accused of crimes in Darfur.
Briton Named As Buyer of Darfur Oil Rights
A millionaire British businessman, Friedhelm Eronat, was named last night as the purchaser of oil rights in the Darfur region of Sudan, where the regime is accused of war crimes and where millions of tribespeople are alleged to have been forced to flee, amid mass rapes or murders.
Sudan Holds Second Aid Worker
Sudanese authorities yesterday arrested a second official from an international aid agency which published a report on human rights abuses in the Dafur region.
Sudan Becomes Us Ally in 'war on Terror'
Sudan's Islamist regime, once shunned by Washington for providing a haven for Osama bin Laden as well as for human rights abuses during decades of civil war, has become an ally in the Bush administration's "war on terror".
Cross-continental Shortlist for 'african Booker'
Writers from north, south, east and west Africa are represented on this year's five-strong shortlist for the Caine Prize with entries from Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan and South Africa, with Uganda's Doreen Baingana a contender for the second year running.
War-torn Sudan Wins Pledges of $4.5bn in Aid
Donor states pledged $4.5bn (£2.4bn) yesterday to help Sudan recover from the 21-year civil war that cost more than 2 million lives and made more than 4 million homeless.
America Backs Down on Darfur Inquiry
The international criminal court was poised to launch a war crimes investigation yesterday into the mass murder and rapes in the Darfur region of Sudan, after international pressure forced the US to withdraw its objections.
Campaign Calls for Un Intervention in Darfur
An alliance of MPs, human rights groups and survivors of the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan today launched a campaign for bolder international intervention to stop the bloodshed.
We Fought for This Land and White Nile Can Drill Here, Say Sudanese
South Sudan's provisional government said yesterday it would stand by the controversial oil exploration deal it has struck with a British company fronted by ex-England cricketer Phil Edmonds.
From Child Soldier to Rap Superstar
Emmanuel Jal was 13 when saved from Sudan's civil war by British aid worker Emma McCune. Now he's on the brink of stardom, writes Vanessa Thorpe.
Britain Backs Un Sanctions After Losing Patience in Sudan Crisis
The British government is to back punitive measures against the Sudanese government after losing patience over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
Time to Punish Sudan, Says Britain
The British government is to back punitive measures against the Sudanese government after losing patience over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
Sudan Risks Sanctions As Un Lists Atrocities
The Sudanese government could be hit by targeted United Nations sanctions after the publication yesterday of a 244-page investigation into the Darfur crisis.
Sudan's Darfur Crimes Not Genocide, Says Un Report
The Sudanese government should be referred to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in Darfur, a United Nations commissioned report has concluded.
Sudan's Crimes Not Genocide Says Un Report
The Sudanese government should be referred to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in Darfur, a United Nations commissioned report has concluded.
Sudanese Rebels Sign Peace Deal
Africa's longest running war officially ended yesterday when Sudan's government and southern rebels signed a peace deal, the climax to eight years of negotiations.
Signing of Sudanese Power-sharing Deal Boosts Hope of Peace in Africa
Africa's prospects for peace brightened yesterday with the signing in Kenya of an accord to bring an end to Sudan's long-running conflict with southern rebels.
Sudanese Government Agrees to End Hostilities
The Sudanese government agreed to stop military operations in Darfur yesterday, several hours after a ceasefire deadline expired.
Sudan Reprieves Aid Chiefs in Expulsion Row
The Sudanese government came under international pressure last night to reverse its planned expulsion of senior staff at two British aid agencies, Save the Children and Oxfam.
Peace Gives Hope in Land of Cattle and Guns
Three teenage girls, their arms around each other's waists, stand perspiring in the bright Sudanese sun as a gaggle of boys gather round them.
Sudan Factions Promise Un to Finalise Peace Deal This Year
Hopes for an end to Africa's longest-running civil war rose yesterday when the Sudanese government and southern rebels promised the UN security council they would finalise a peace deal by December 31.
UN to Warn Sudan Over Violence
The United Nations security council is expected to pass a resolution today warning Sudan and rebel groups after a deterioration in security in the Darfur region.
Annan Urges Security Council Warning on Sudan
Kofi Annan today called on the UN security council to issue "the strongest warning" to forces fighting in Sudan to bring an end to the civil war in the south and the crisis in the western Darfur region.
Amnesty Calls for Sudan Arms Embargo
Arms dealers based in Britain and several other countries have been involved in the supply of weapons to Sudan in breach of an EU export ban, according to a report published by Amnesty International today. Amnesty - which is urging the UN to pass a resolution banning weapons exports to...
Fight for Survival in Sudan Killing Fields
Rains bring respite for Shilluk, a forgotten area in a bloody conflict. But government forces are expected to return with a vengeance.
Britain May Deploy Troops to Quell Fighting in Darfur
Britain could be asked to contribute troops to a 10,000-strong UN peacekeeping force for Sudan under a draft resolution being discussed in the security council, government officials in London indicated yesterday. The proposal for a UN force is part of a British package of incentives...
Schools Open in Sudanese Refugee Camps
Children who have been forced to flee their homes in the Darfur region of Sudan are being encouraged to attend school in their refugee camps.
Sudan Accepts Blair's Five-point Peace Plan
After two hours of talks and a warning on sanctions, Khartoum agrees to give African Union troops freedom of movement in Darfur.
Blair Outlines Sudan Demands
Tony Blair today said the Sudanese government had agreed to a five-point action plan aimed at ending the conflict in Darfur, which has resulted in what the UN describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The prime minister - the highest-level official from a western government to...
Blair Seeks Pledge From Sudan
PM gambles on talks with Bashir to ease refugees' plight.
Blood Brothers
Only a genuine division of power in multicultural Sudan can put an end to the country's bitter sibling rivalries, argues Jeevan Vasagar.
Rage Finds an Outlet in Sudan's Rebel Camps
In the Sudan Liberation Army's camps, there is no talk of peace. Young men from Darfur's shattered villages have come to find an outlet for their rage.
UN Refugee Chief Presses for Peace Talks
The Sudanese government and rebel groups fighting it in Darfur were urged to return to the negotiating table by the UN yesterday.
Darfur Death Toll at 10,000 a Month
Up to 10,000 people a month are dying of disease in the Darfur camps, many of them children, despite the international aid effort, the World Health Organisation said yesterday. A study in the west and north of the region by the WHO and the Sudanese government pointed to a monthly toll of...
UN Urged to Act on Sudan
A draft United Nations resolution on the Sudan crisis is scheduled to be discussed by security council members in New York today. It has been drawn up by the US and calls for the African Union monitoring force in Darfur to be enlarged and given a wider mandate. It also threatens...
The Last Chance for Sudan to Exist: Get Out of the Arab League Now! Part II
Analysis of the colonial nature of Pan-Arabism. Focus on the colonial tactics in imposing this ideology gradually during the 19th and the 20th centuries. Study of the intermingling of Pan-Arabism with Muslim religious systems.
Straw Urges Un Reform and Attacks Response to Darfur
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, urged reform of the United Nations security council yesterday after criticising the body for its slow response to the humanitarian disaster in Sudan. Mr Straw, in a speech calling for a reshaping of the UN to create a stronger body, said: "We need to be...
The Last Chance for Sudan to Exist: Get Out of the Arab League Now!
An insightful analysis of the non-Arabic past and present of Sudan, the legendary 'Ethiopia' of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Analysis of the rise of the perverted, extremist sect within Islam, and of the diffusion of the Pan-Arabism, a colonial fabrication.
Corpse That Points the Finger of Guilt
Bodies left unburied on Darfur hillside tell story of executions by Sudanese army and Janjaweed militia.
Open Letter to President al Bashir of Sudan - Out of the Arab League Now!
An open letter to the President al Bashir aiming at stopping the final decomposition of Sudan. A dead end of the colonial ideology of Pan-Arabism is demanded for the survival of the multi-cultural Paradise Sudan that unfortunately turned out to be a cemetery of peoples.
Sudan accused of sharing bases with militia
A human rights group yesterday published a detailed list of the locations of what it claimed were 16 bases in Sudan being used by the Janjaweed militia that is largely responsible for the Darfur crisis.
Khartoum Agrees to Bigger Peace Force
The Sudanese government bowed to international pressure yesterday and agreed to allow more foreign troops in the stricken Darfur region. The team of 550 monitors and soldiers sent by the African Union may be expanded to a force of 2,000-3,000 soldiers. Hitherto Khartoum has...
Straw Hints at Reprieve on Sanctions
Jack Straw signalled yesterday that the Sudanese government may have done enough to escape sanctions when the United Nations deadline runs out on Monday.
After the Exodus, the Refugees Dig in
Jeevan Vasagar in Iridimi finds those who fled Sudan trying to adapt to a changed life. There is a meat market, where haunches of goat hang from the thatched roof. There are tea stalls and shacks selling hair mousse and skin cream.
Straw: Sudan Must End Darfur Crisis
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, today urged the Sudanese government to bring an end to the continuing atrocities taking place in the Darfur region. Mr Straw called on the government to lift the fear keeping more than one million refugees from returning to their homes...
Straw Meets Darfur Refugees
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, arrived in Sudan's troubled Darfur region this morning to witness the devastating results of Arab militia attacks on the indigenous black African population. Mr Straw flew into El Fasher, in northern Darfur, and met refugees as they queued for water in...
Hunted By Death Squads, a People Without Hope in Sudan
Jack Straw will today fly from the Sudanese capital Khartoum to the country's western Darfur region where more than 1 million people have been been displaced by fighting.
Straw Trip Adds to Pressure on Sudan
Britain calls for action as UN says 600 die each day in Darfur.
Sudan Accused of Breaking Its Word As More Refugees Flee
The UN refugee agency accused Sudan yesterday of breaking its promises in Darfur, as more refugees fled to neighbouring Chad from a fresh wave of attacks on civilians. Hundreds have crossed the border in recent weeks after assaults on 11 villages which fitted the pattern of the...
Atrocities 'continue in Darfur'
Government-backed militias in Sudan are still attacking civilians and are "routinely" raping women and girls in the Darfur region of the country, human rights groups said yesterday. The studies by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch came as Sudan was under growing international...
Sudanese Government 'failing to Halt Darfur Violence'
The Sudanese government has failed to stop marauding Arab militias from terrorising civilians in Darfur, a human rights group said today, despite promises to the international community that the government would disarm militias and bring the humanitarian crisis under control. Human Rights...
Sudan Massacres Are Not Genocide, Says Eu
The EU said yesterday there was widespread violence in the Darfur region of Sudan but the killings were not genocidal, a potentially crucial distinction which underlined its reluctance to intervene. "We are not in the situation of genocide there," Pieter Feith, an adviser to the EU's...
Sudan Receives Arab Help to Avert Un Sanctions
Sudan won help from Arab countries yesterday in its attempt to head off sanctions the UN has threatened to impose if it fails to rein in militias accused of atrocities in the Darfur region. In a statement released after an emergency meeting in Cairo, the Arab League said last night that...
Diplomacy is Forgotten in the Mania for Intervention
In both Sudan and Sri Lanka, the route to peace is through negotiation. The cold war was a time of hot diplomacy. Because in Europe the great contest of the second half of the last century was deadlocked on the battlefield, it was fought largely at superpower summit meetings and lower-level arms control talks.
Sudan Agrees Darfur Aid Plan, Says Un Envoy
Sudan appeared yesterday to have bowed to international pressure over Darfur as the UN announced an agreed plan to tackle the refugee crisis and avert sanctions. The UN special envoy to Sudan, Jan Pronk, said that the Sudanese government had halted military action against villages in...
Sudan Steps Up Rhetoric at Anti-un Rally
Tens of thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-American slogans marched on the UN headquarters in Khartoum yesterday to protest against western troops being sent in to deal with the crisis in Darfur. The government-sponsored rally took place as the African Union said it would increase...
Intervene in Sudan, Tories Urge Blair
British troops should be sent to Sudan "in a matter of days" unless there is an improvement in the country's humanitarian crisis, the Conservatives urged today. John Bercow, the shadow international development secretary, said diplomatic efforts were "too little ... too late" and...
UN Deadline Means War, Say Sudan's Armed Forces
General threatens jihad as more refugees head for Chad border.
Inside the Janjaweed: How One Man Escaped the Ethnic Cleansing in Darfur
A young deserter from the Arab militia whose bloody campaign has terrorised western Sudan tells his own shocking story.
UN Gives Backing to Watered-down Resolution on Crisis in Sudan
The United Nations security council voted in favour of a watered-down resolution yesterday that set a 30-day deadline for Sudan to bring under control the militia that has been creating havoc in the western Darfur region. The US and UK originally proposed threatening Sudan with an arms...
UN Tells Sudan to Act Over Darfur
The UN security council threatened to punish Sudan today unless it halts the atrocities carried out by Arab militias in the country's western region of Darfur. It passed as US-backed resolution compelling Khartoum to disarm Arab militias that have killed thousands in a brutal campaign...
Sudan to Face 'genocide' Inquiry
The US and British governments are gathering evidence to determine whether genocide is being committed in the Darfur region of Sudan, where an estimated 30,000 people have been killed and more than a million have fled their homes. The Foreign Office said yesterday that it would not shy...
EU Ministers Threaten Sanctions Against Sudan
The EU yesterday called for sanctions against Sudan if it does not halt the conflict in the Darfur region where 1 million refugees are at risk from hunger and disease. Foreign ministers meeting in Brussels warned the Khartoum government to keep its promise to rein in militias and improve...
Darfur Helpers Return After Attacks
Aid workers who had pulled out of two refugee camps on the Chad-Sudan border because of violence returned at the weekend to resume relief operations. Relief agencies left Farchana and Bredjing, which house tens of thousands of refugees from Darfur, after some workers were attacked by the...
UK Could Send Troops to Sudan 'quickly'
Britain could send 5,000 troops to Sudan very quickly if the government decides to intervene in the humanitarian crisis, the head of the army said yesterday. "If need be we will be able to go to Sudan," General Sir Mike Jackson, the chief of general staff, told BBC News 24's Hardtalk...
Sudan Warns Blair Against Sending Troops
Britain risks Iraq-style insurgency if it intervenes to aid refugees in Darfur, says foreign minister.
Straw to Visit Crisis-hit Sudan
Jack Straw is to personally visit war-torn Sudan, the Foreign Office announced tonight, as Tony Blair refused to rule out sending British troops to aid the million refugees under threat from disease, starvation and militias.
Blair: Nothing is Ruled Out in Sudan
Tony Blair today confirmed that British military involvement in Sudan was an option - but said the government was 'not at that stage yet'.
Blair Draws Up Plans to Send Troops to Sudan
Tony Blair has asked Downing Street and Foreign Office officials to draw up plans for possible military intervention in Sudan, where more than a million refugees are at risk from famine and disease.
Press Review: What They Said About Darfur
On Saturday, negotiations between the Sudanese government and rebel groups resisting attacks by Arab militias collapsed. The breakdown prompted renewed calls in western newspapers for intervention to halt the killing in the Darfur region in western Sudan.
Where Pursuit of Fairness Highlights Colour Bar
Across Africa, straightening hair and lightening skin is considered an essential part of good grooming for women. But in Sudan it is not just a question of vanity, but politics.
Militia Chief Scorns Slaughter Charge
Janjaweed leader hits back at accusation of ethnic cleansing in western Sudan.
A Storm in a Port
Italy's tough stance with the aid ship that arrived on Monday carrying 37 supposed Sudanese refugees has strained international relations, reports Sophie Arie.
African Union's Sudan Pledge
The African Union yesterday committed itself to international military intervention in the Darfur crisis, setting it in direct confrontation with the Sudanese government. The AU, a pan-continental body, is to send a 300-strong protection force to Darfur to support 60 AU monitors who began...
African Union Undertakes to Protect Darfur Refugees
Sudanese government says intervention goes beyond body's remit.
US Seeks Sanctions Against Sudan's Arab Militias
Visiting Powell urges action to end refugee misery in Darfur region.
There is No Hunger Says Sudan As Children Die
Aid workers accuse the Khartoum government of blocking food supplies to complete a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
Power of Persuasion
Military action against Sudan would only make matters worse for the Darfur refugees. The cry of "something must be done" is becoming louder. Each new report on the plight of the Sudanese refugees, such as that which led the BBC 10 O'Clock News, evokes fresh sympathy.
Sudan: How You Can Help
We provide a directory of charities coordinating aid to the African country hit by a humanitarian crisis the UN describes as the world's worst.
Sudan War Prompts Peacekeeping Plan
Leaders of the G8 announced plans last night to train 75,000 African peacekeeping troops, and expressed their grave concern at the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Amid reports of ethnic cleansing in the Sudanese civil war, the G8 said it wanted to help Africa to police its own conflicts....
Britain Prefers Monitors to Military Action to Avert Disaster in Sudan
The British government ruled out international military intervention yesterday in the face of the impending humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan and is instead placing its faith in a small African Union contingent sent in to monitor the shaky ceasefire. The military option was dismissed by...
'They Came at Dawn and Killed the Men'
Sudan refugees tell of world's worst humanitarian disaster.
Monitors Needed to Tackle Sudan Crisis, Says Minister
The British government today warned that international human rights monitors were needed to help stop the killings in Sudan, where more than one million people have fled their homes, and thousands have been killed, during 15 months of fighting. The international development secretary,...
Rebels Free Aid Workers in Stricken Darfur
Sudanese rebels released 16 UN and other aid workers yesterday who were kidnapped on Friday in Darfur province, where a huge international effort to prevent a human disaster is under way. They were seized by the Sudan Liberation Army in Mellit, 30 miles north of al-Fasher, the provincial...
Sudan Hopes Government and Rebels Sign Deal Ending 21 Years of Conflict
Last-minute wrangling between the government in Khartoum and southern rebels delayed the signing of a peace deal for Sudan yesterday.
End to Sudan War Imminent Despite Last-minute Delay
Last-minute wrangling between the government in Khartoum and southern rebels delayed the signing of a peace deal for Sudan yesterday.
Peace in Sight for Sudan's South After 21 Years
Deal muffles criticism of atrocities and crisis in Darfur.
Sudan Denies Terrorising Villagers
Militias are being reined in, insists foreign minister.
Campaigners Warn of Sudan Disaster
Human rights campaigners warned today that a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing by the Sudanese government risks turning the country into another Rwanda. In a new report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) describes how the Arab-dominated government forces - in collaboration with bands of Arab...
Waiting for Hope in the Wasteland
Refugees are returning to war-devastated southern Sudan, but fighting elsewhere clouds the prospect of a final settlement.
Sudanese Opposition Leader Arrested Over 'coup Plot'
Sudanese police today arrested the country's leading Islamist opposition leader, Hassan Turabi, amid claims that his party is involved in a plot to overthrow the government. Mr Turabi's wife, Wisal el-Mahdi, told the Associated Press that police arrived at their home in the capital,...
Sudanese Refugees Flee Killer Militias
Sudanese militias on camels and horses are raiding refugee camps across the border in Chad in a spree of rape, murder and cattle-rustling which has forced thousands to flee. A show of force by the Chadian and Sudanese armies has failed to stop the marauders' almost daily attacks across...
UN Plans Emergency Food Aid for Sudan
Ceasefire may give relief agencies chance to rush supplies to hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Thousands Flee War in Sudan
Refugees seek shelter in desert across border with Chad as bombing raids and militias target separatist rebels.
Athletics: Yamile Aldama Will Compete for Sudan in the Olympics
January 27: Britain's loss is Sudan's gain as triple jumper Yamile Aldama will race for them in the Athens Olympics.
Wealth-sharing Deal Heralds Sudan Peace
· Islamic regime and southern rebels sign 'historic' economic pact
· Guerrilla chief says move to end decades-long civil war is irreversible
Oil Deal Puts Sudan a Step Closer to Peace
The government of Sudan and rebels fighting a 20-year civil war have moved closer to a peace deal after agreeing to a 50/50 split of oil revenues.
Oasis of Medical Care in Desert of Destruction
The Médecins Sans Frontiéres compound in south Sudan handles every basic health problem affecting civilians in conflict zones.
Sudanese Enemies Unite in Search for Peace
Jonathan Steele reports from Leer, south Sudan, as hopes rise of an agreement.
Lone Child Survives Air Crash in Sudan
Foreign minister blames US sanctions for loss of at least 115 lives.
Two-year-old Only Survivor of Air Crash
A Sudanese airliner today crashed minutes after its captain had reported technical problems following takeoff, killing all but one of the 117 people on board, officials have said. The only survivor of the disaster, which happened at around 4am (0200 BST), was a two-year-old boy...
Greece 'too Hasty' in Seizing Ship
The Greek seizure of an explosive-laden ship bound for Sudan prompted heated exchanges between the two countries yesterday. Khartoum insisted that the cargo of 680 tonnes of high explosives and an estimated 140,000 detonators, loaded in Tunisia, had purely civilian use. Its foreign...
Nato 'terror' Tipoff on Explosives Ship Sailing to Sudan
A ship "packed to breaking point" with explosives was bound for Sudan, and the shipment was addressed to a non-existent chemicals firm, a senior Greek minister said yesterday. Police were last night still investigating whether the Comoros-flagged carrier had links to terrorist groups...
Pressed Talisman Quits Sudan
Talisman Energy has quit Sudan after pressure from human rights activists over its oil development involvement there. The Canadian-based firm sold its assets to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India for US$766m (£490m) saying it could no longer put up with the political risk....
Sudan ceasefire as talks bring hope of peace after 19 years
The government and rebels in Sudan signed an agreement for a temporary ceasefire yesterday so that talks can begin to try to end the two-decade civil war in Africa's largest nation.
Foreign Office Investigates Claim That Woman Was Kept As Slave By Diplomat
Sudanese official denies accusations and says au pair was always free to leave.
Oil is the Key to Peace in Sudan
So Bush is helping to end one of Africa's most brutal civil wars. In Africa's largest country, racked by one of the continent's longest civil wars, America is doing the right thing for once.
Khartoum attacks rebels in wake of peace deal
Sudan has begun a big offensive against rebels in the south just days after a breakthrough in talks to end the 19-year war, according to rebel and aid agency sources.
Accord Brings New Hope to Wartorn Sudan
The Sudanese government yesterday hailed an agreement signed with southern rebels as the start of "real peace" after 19 years of civil war, though opposition groups warned that it might not stick. "Everybody is optimistic that somehow peace is coming, or at least a ceasefire to stop the...
Sudan's last fighting season?
Sudan's civil war has lasted 19 years and claimed over 2 million lives. Will the best chance to end the conflict for a generation be lost?
Oil fuels flames of war in Sudan
Civilians pay price as Khartoum mobilises for showdown with newly united rebels. Under the drone of a government bomber circling overhead, the village of Ngop in oil-rich western Upper Nile lies as quiet as the grave.
Sudan's Stolen Children
The southern Dinka tribe can name more than 14,000 children abducted by Arabs in the past decade; many will have passed through this dusty, cattle-town. James Astill reports on the alarming rise of child-snatching.