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Sudan stories: 116 news summaries

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African Union Rejects Asian Troops for Darfur

Claims African countries can supply all 26,000

Aug 13, 07 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asian troops promised by the United Nations for a joint peacekeeping force in Darfur won't be needed, the leaders of the African Union said yesterday; African countries  will supply all 26,000 peacekeepers, the BBC reports. But critics doubt that enough trained African soldiers are available for an effective force,... More »

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Africa • United Nations • Indonesia • Darfur • Pakistan • Sudan • African Union • peacekeeping force • Nepal

UN OKs 26K Troops for Darfur

But force will have limited license

Jul 31, 07 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Security Council voted today to send as many as 26,000 soldiers and police to Sudan, Reuters reports. But the combined UN-African Union peacekeeping troops will have permission to use force only to defend civilians and humanitarian workers, a watering-down of proposals that would have allowed troops to seize... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • Gordon Brown • African Union • UN Security Council

SEC Shuts Down Online Terror List

Web tool designed to spotlight companies trading with terror sponsors

Jul 22, 07 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The SEC is taking down an online list used to expose companies that do business with countries affiliated with terrorism after critics charged that the Web tool made false accusations and wasn't up to date. "It was basically a word-search list," a US official tells the Wall Street ... More »

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Iran • terrorism • Sudan • list • SEC • counterterrorism • Immtech Pharmaceuticals

Darfur Lake Is Dried Up, Draining Hope

Huge underground lake, a hope for peace, emptied 5K years ago

Jul 20, 07 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hopes for an enormous underground lake discovered recently in Darfur might supply enough water to end starvation and violence in the area were dimmed by a second opinion from  a French geologist. The area receives too little rain and has the wrong type of rocks for water storage, said a... More »

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Africa • Darfur • genocide • water • Boston • Sudan • Crisis in Darfur • lake • geologist • resources • Darfuris

Darfur Hopes Lie in Hidden Lake

A hidden lake could spur 1,000 wells and quell deadly competition over resources in Darfur

Jul 18, 07 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A giant lake discovered beneath Darfur could lead to resolution of the conflict in the region, where genocide has claimed the lives of more than 200,000 Darfuris and 2 million people have been left homeless since 2003, the BBC reports. Radar revealed the ancient body of water, comparable in... More »

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climate change • Darfur • genocide • water • Sudan • lake • radar • Lake Erie • Arabs • farmer

China Raises Profile in Africa

UN peacekeepers, volunteers, economic efforts reflect Beijing's new commitment

Jun 27, 07 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - China is increasing the number of UN peackekeepers it sends to Africa and raising its profile on the continent, creating a kind of "peace corps" to address problems from job shortages to health care, the Christian Science Monitor reports. China, itself a developing nation, appears determined to both do... More »

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China • Africa • United Nations • World Bank • Sudan • peacekeeper

Sudan OKs Darfur Peace Talks

Foreign minister backs UN-AU initiative

Jun 18, 07 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Months of negotiations over the crisis in Darfur have culminated in agreements by the Sudanese government to participate in peace talks and to admit a joint UN-African union peacekeeping force to the region. Security Council reps visited Khartoum yesterday and nailed down details that addressed the government's concerns, Reuters reports—... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • African Union • peacekeeping force • Oxfam • UN Security Council

CIA Uses Spies From Sudan to Infiltrate Iraq

Secret cooperation said to undercut Bush actions against genocide

Jun 11, 07 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CIA is secretly working with the Sudanese government to send spies into Iraq, even as the US condemns the regime's role in the Darfur genocide, the LA Times reports. Sudan's position as a gateway for Islamic militants heading for Iraq and Pakistan makes it ideal for sending spies into... More »

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Iraq • CIA • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • sanctions • Islamic militants • spy

Bush Asks Congress to Double AIDS Effort

Calls for $30 billion over 5 years, after he's out of office

May 30, 07 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush wants to double the funding of a U.S. program that battles the global AIDS crisis. Bush will ask Congress today to commit $30 billion over the next five years after the current program expires in 2008. The extra cash could save the lives of 1.5 million... More »

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AIDS • human rights • international development • Sudan • PEPFAR • economic sanctions • funding • George W. Bush

Bush Tightens Sudan Sanctions

Toughened economic measures thwart
UN negotiators,
draw China's ire

May 29, 07 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush ordered new, tougher sanctions against Sudan today, ratcheting up pressure on Khartoum to end violence in the Darfur region. In an effort to keep the government from exploiting US resources to carry out genocide, the measures beef up enforcement and increase the number of companies and individuals barred... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • sanctions • George W. Bush • UN Security Council

Amnesty Faults Sudan for Arming Darfur

 Planes disguised as U.N. aircraft to foil arms embargo

May 8, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amnesty International accuses Sudan of violating the UN arms embargo with the help of  Security Council members Russia and China. The human rights group claims the Khartoum government is using planes disguised as all-white UN aircraft to move military equipment into the embattled region where 200,000 people have already... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • human rights • Sudan • Amnesty International • weapon

Buffett Holdings Tie Gates
To Darfur Crisis

Berkshire owns
$3.3B stake in firm
said to fund militia

May 4, 07 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Berkshire Hathaway investment in a Sudanese oil company is posing thorny problems for the Gates Foundation, the Los Angeles Times reports. Warren Buffet's investment outfit is the largest independent shareholder in PetroChina, whose parent company the U.N. and U.S. say funds Sudan's janjaweed militia—a stark contrast... More »

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investing • oil • Darfur • Sudan • Warren Buffett • money • PetroChina • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • Janjaweed

Terrorist Attacks Spiked in '06

Attacks rise 25% percent, driven by

Apr 30, 07 10:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Terrorist attacks rose 25 percent in 2006, with much of the rise attributable to Iraq, according to a State Department report released today. Terrorism claimed over 20,000 lives in 2006—two-thirds of those in Iraq—up sharply from 2005, raising doubts about the short-term success of the continued War... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • War on Terror • terrorism • Sudan • State Department • weapon • chemical weapons • terrorist • Iraq war

Sudan OKs U.N. Peacekeepers

Sudanese government assents to international intervention

Apr 17, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sudan agreed to allow 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers into its devastated Darfur region yesterday, but American and British officials were quick to say that it's not enough to stem genocide. They're calling for a force of 17,000 to 20,000, as agreed to in a peace accord signed... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • peacekeeping mission • US troops • John Negroponte • Ban Ki-Moon

Google Earth Digitizes Genocide

Internet tool used to raise awareness of atrocities in Sudan

Apr 13, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google Earth has teamed up with the Holocaust Museum to bring the realities of genocide to your MacBook. "Crisis in Darfur" employs Google Earth wizardry to help users visualize the scope of the atrocities currently unfolding in Sudan. Viewers can see over 1,600 damaged and destroyed villages up... More »

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technology • media • Google • Darfur • genocide • Internet • human rights • Google Earth • Sudan • Holocaust Museum • Crisis in Darfur • humanitarian

Hollywood Shapes China's Darfur Policy

Stars use Olympics as leverage to get China to protest genocide

Apr 13, 07 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - China is finally joining the international outcry over genocide in Darfur—and it’s down to Hollywood clout, not Washington’s. Long one of Sudan’s closest protectors, China is suddenly calling on the government to accept UN peacekeepers. The reason, reports the Times: Mia Farrow and Steven Spielberg are... More »

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China • Darfur • Hollywood • Steven Spielberg • Sudan • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Mia Farrow • Olympic Games

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