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NEWS ABOUT: Darfur

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Darfur Sees New Cycle of Bloodshed, Refugees

Recent upset in Chad has Sudanese military, janjaweed militias on warpath

Mar 2, 08 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Darfur may be on a road back to the pitched fighting between rebels, militias and the Sudanese army that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions 5 years ago, prompting the US to call it genocide, the New York Times reports. The Sudanese government recently stepped up operations in... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Chad • genocide • Sudan • Crisis in Darfur • African Union • peacekeeper • Sudanese Liberation Army • Janjaweed • Justice and Equality Movement

Olympic Sponsors Targeted Over China-Darfur Links

McDonald's and others supporting 'genocide Olympics,' activists say

Feb 20, 08 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Activists are preparing to plaster college campuses with posters with charges like “McDonald’s: Proud Sponsor of the Genocide Olympics,” hoping to pressure multinational corporations sponsoring the Beijing Games into doing more about Darfur, BusinessWeek reports. Buying oil from Sudan makes China a sponsor of the region's genocide,... More »

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China • Darfur • genocide • Steven Spielberg • McDonald's • Sudan • General Electric • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Mia Farrow • Adidas • activist • Dream For Darfur • Save Darfur Coalition

Bush Urges Nations to Curb Darfur Fighting

He vows $100M for peacekeeping during visit to Rwanda

Feb 19, 08 7:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Halfway through his African tour, President Bush stopped in Rwanda today and honored the 800,000 killed in the country's 1994 genocide, the AFP reports. He also vowed $100 million to help curb Darfur fighting and urged other nations to do the same, but he defended his choice not to... More »

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Darfur • genocide • Crisis in Darfur • Rwanda • George W. Bush

Bush Praises African Success

He begins trip, backs power-sharing deal for Kenya

Feb 16, 08 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush is keeping things positive on his five-country African tour, focusing attention on “success stories.” But at the same time, he says, his efforts are addressing conflicts ravaging the continent.  “When you herald success, it helps others realize what is possible,” he said during... More »

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Africa • Kenya • Darfur • Condoleezza Rice • Benin • Thomas Boni Yayi • George W. Bush

Bush Defends Decision Not to Send Troops
to Darfur

Reluctant to intervene in another Muslim nation

Feb 15, 08 3:35 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush has defended his decision not to send US troops to Darfur to stop the genocide taking place in the troubled African region. The choice was partly due to a desire not to intervene in another Muslim country, he told the BBC. Bush is scheduled to leave today for... More »

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Africa • Kenya • Darfur • Zimbabwe • diplomacy • Sudan • South Africa • foreign aid • George W. Bush

12,000 Flee Darfur Raids for Chad

Sudanese gov't says attacks on 3 villages aimed at rebels

Feb 10, 08 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Government attacks on Darfur villages, ostensibly directed at rebel fighters, have caused a new exodus of at least 12,000 people from western Sudan into Chad, the BBC reports. The government acknowledges bombing three villages Friday, but said it was targeting fighters from the Justice and Equality Movement. Rebel leaders... More »

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Darfur • Chad • human rights • Sudan • Human Rights Watch • Janjaweed • rebels • Justice and Equality Movement

Tense Quiet Prevails in Chad

Sarkozy says France will support embattled government if needed

Feb 5, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Chad's capital city was largely quiet today as rebels prowled the outskirts of violence-wracked N'Djamena, Reuters reports. "I think they are awaiting some reinforcements,” the foreign minister told the AP. Just in case, Nicolas Sarkozy said France was ready to lend its former colony's government military support. “... More »

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Darfur • Chad • Sudan • Crisis in Darfur • N'Djamena • Justice and Equality Movement

Rebels Flee Chad's Capital

Government declares victory; insurgents say move allows civilians
to escape hostilities

Feb 4, 08 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Rebels pulled out of Chad’s capital city of N’Djamena last night, temporarily ending a 2-day siege, but renewed hostilities broke out today, the AP reports. The rebels said they pulled back to allow civilians to flee, an offer hundreds took advantage of. But the interior minister insisted the... More »

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Darfur • Chad • Sudan • France • peacekeeping force • peacekeeper • Idriss Deby • rebels

New Peace Envoy Clooney Pleads for Darfur

Sees 'hope' after first mission to Africa

Feb 1, 08 3:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor George Clooney was officially designated a United Nations peace envoy yesterday—but he had already wrapped up his first mission. "If I'm going to go somewhere that cameras are going to follow me, they might as well follow me to places that people should be looking at,"... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • George Clooney

US Diplomat Shot Dead
in Sudan

USAID official succumbs to injuries in Khartoum

Jan 1, 08 8:22 AM CST
(Newser) - A US diplomat has died of injuries suffered when he was shot five times early this morning as he rode through the streets of Khartoum, the AP reports. The attack immediately killed his driver. The shooting occurred a day after a joint African Union-United Nations force took over peacekeeping duties... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • Crisis in Darfur • Sudanese • US Agency for International Development

Chad 'Kidnappers' in France

Aid workers will serve out Chadian sentences in homeland

Dec 28, 07 4:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Six charity workers convicted of kidnapping children in Chad arrived today in their native France, where they are expected to serve out 8-year sentences, Reuters reports. The six, employees of humanitarian group Zoe’s Ark, will meet with a prosecutor to decide their prison placement. By serving their sentences in... More »

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Darfur • Chad • adoption • France • orphan • Zoe's Ark

Chad To Return Convicted Kidnappers To France

Zoe's Ark members will avoid sentences of hard labor

Dec 28, 07 5:56 AM CST
(Newser) - The six French charity workers convicted in Chad of attempting to kidnap 103 children they claimed were Darfuri orphans will return to France. It's unclear whether the French justice system will reduce their 8-year sentences. The Zoe's Ark charity workers, scheduled to return on a special flight, claimed they were... More »

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Darfur • Chad • France • Zoe's Ark

Alleged French Kidnappers Go on Trial in Chad

Charity workers on hunger strike; they face 20 years hard labor

Dec 21, 07 7:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Six French citizens accused of the attempted kidnapping of 103 children have gone on trial in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena, in a courtroom surrounded by riot police and packed with journalists. The members of the Zoe's Ark charity, who claim that the children were orphans from Darfur whom they... More »

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Darfur • Chad • France • Zoe's Ark

Darfur's Displaced
Battle Hunger, Disease, Raids

Sudan's 2.5M refugees struggle to survive

Dec 8, 07 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - "It is unsafe for me to go back home and it's not safe here," a resident of Abu Chok, a refugee camp in Darfur currently home to 54,000, tells the Guardian. Residents endure endemic malnutrition, malaria, and typhoid in hopes of security—the camp is 4 miles... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • malaria • refugee camp • refugee • Khartoum • Janjaweed • malnutrition

Sudan Making Peacekeeping 'Impossible'

Top UN official says Khartoum demands will make forces worthless

Nov 28, 07 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The UN's head of peacekeeping operations blasted the Sudanese government for intentionally restrictive demands that "would make it impossible for the mission to operate." Khartoum is refusing to admit non-African soldiers, withholding permission for night flights, and insisting on advance notice of all troop movements, the BBC reports.... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • UN Security Council

Economist's Newest Writer: Angelina Jolie

Actress says Sudan
war criminals
must stand trial

Nov 14, 07 7:12 PM CST
(Newser) - World leaders from Nicolas Sarkozy to the Dalai Lama have contributed their high-minded predictions for the coming year in an annual publication from the Economist. But for a magazine that normally eschews bylines, one name stands out, says the Sun: Angelina Jolie, who interviews Darfur refugees in Chad and says... More »

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Darfur • Angelina Jolie • Economist

Darfur Boots UN Official

Humanitarian-aid coordinator accused unspecified infractions

Nov 8, 07 3:23 PM CST
(Newser) - A UN official in charge of humanitarian efforts in Darfur has been ousted from the war-torn region of Sudan, the UN said yesterday. The state's governor accused the official, Wael al-Haj Ibrahim, of violating "the rules of humanitarian action." But both UN officials and members of Ibrahim's organization... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • relocation

6 Charged in Darfur 'Kidnapping'

French nationals attempting to rescue children charged with kidnapping

Oct 30, 07 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six French nationals who attempted to fly children from Chad to France for adoption have been charged with kidnapping. The Chad government also detained 11 other alleged accomplices, including the flight crew, reports the AP. Charity group L'Arche de Zoe had arranged French host families for 103 children they called... More »

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Darfur • Chad • adoption • kidnapping • Idriss Deby • L%u2019arche de Zoe

Progress in Sudan Has Eluded Prez

Why Bush passion
hasn't translated
into effective policy

Oct 29, 07 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush has such a personal passion for Darfur that he’s been nicknamed the “Sudan desk officer”, but his zeal hasn't translated to results, reports the Washington Post. He’s insisted on consequences for genocide both publicly and among his aides, but has been unable to mobilize support... More »

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oil • NATO • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Sudan Declares Truce at Darfur Peace Talks

But two top factions aren't there, and a third has doubts

Oct 27, 07 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sudan declared a ceasefire at Darfur peace talks today, but two top factions weren't there to hear it, and one other met the pledge with suspicion. “The government has said several times since 2004 that they observed a ceasefire,” said one rebel leader. “We have our doubts.... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • Libya • Crisis in Darfur • African Union • Moammar Gadhafi • Sudanese Liberation Army

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