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April 2008
- 300,000 Dead in Darfur: UN
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 23, 08 6:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The UN's humanitarian chief has painted a grim picture of the situation in Darfur, estimating that disease, war, and famine have claimed 300,000 lives in the region since conflict broke out in 2003—100,000 of them since 2006. People are continuing to die as efforts to solve the crisis have stalled, he warned the Security Council. More »
- Google Tracking Refugees
  
  Associated Press | Apr 8, 08 5:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new feature allows Google Earth users to take a tour of the world’s refugee hotspots, with images of camps supplemented by information from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the AP reports. The search titan has greatly improved the available resolution in its satellite photos of refugee areas—for example, individual tents are visible in a Chadian camp for Darfur’s displaced. More »
March 2008
- Illegal Poaching Funds Militant Groups
  
  Newsweek | Mar 2, 08 6:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Shipments of African contraband such as ivory, tiger parts, and rhino horn are funding militant groups and perhaps terrorists, Newsweek reports. After the theft of $1.3 million in ivory in Chad last year and a reported rise in contraband smuggling, US lawmakers have become interested: A House hearing on the wildlife trade is scheduled to start next week. More »
- Darfur Sees New Cycle of Bloodshed, Refugees
  
  New York Times | 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 the area, creating “a population that is just being attacked from both sides.” More »
February 2008
- Olympic Sponsors Targeted Over China-Darfur Links
  
  BusinessWeek | 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, the thinking goes, and Olympics backers like McDonald's are sponsoring the sponsors of the killing. More »
- Bush Defends Decision Not to Send Troops to Darfur
  
  BBC | 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 a visit to five African countries, but may be delayed if the controversial eavesdropping bill he backs continues to be held up in Congress. More »
- Spielberg Sparks Storm Over China's Darfur Role
  
  Guardian (UK) | Feb 14, 08 4:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Human rights groups praised Hollywood's Steven Spielberg yesterday for stepping down as artistic director of the Beijing Olympics due to China's ongoing support for the Sudanese regime. His move has opened the floodgates to a deluge of criticism over China's involvement in Darfur, giving the Chinese government a taste of what's likely to come during this summer's games, the Guardian reports. More »
- Spielberg Quits '08 Olympics Over Darfur
  
  BBC | Feb 12, 08 7:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Steven Spielberg stepped down today as a 2008 Beijing Olympics adviser over China’s links to the Darfur genocide, the BBC reports. “I find that my conscience will not allow me to continue business as usual,” the filmmaker said. China has been criticized for buying oil from the Sudan, selling it weapons, and supporting it at the UN while Khartoum has waged war in Darfur. More »
- 12,000 Flee Darfur Raids for Chad
  
  BBC | 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 denied their people were in those villages. More »
- Chad President Claims 'Control' of Country
  
  Associated Press | Feb 6, 08 2:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The president of Chad said today his forces had reclaimed control of the whole nation, the AP reports. "Security forces have repulsed the aggressors. The mercenaries directed by Sudan have been forced to flee," Idriss Deby said in his first public remarks since the uprising began last week. A rebel leader, however, said the coalition had accepted a ceasefire negotiated by Libya. More »
- Tense Quiet Prevails in Chad
  
  Associated Press | 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. “Let no one doubt it,” the president declared. More »
- Rebels Flee Chad's Capital
  
  Associated Press | 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 army was in control: “The savage mercenaries are routed.” More »
- New Peace Envoy Clooney Pleads for Darfur
  
  E! Online | 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," said Clooney, just back from a trip to Africa. Clooney spent two weeks in Darfur and other war-torn areas, where he pleaded for member nations to contribute funds to help UN peacekeepers do their job. More »
January 2008
- US Diplomat Shot Dead in Sudan
  
  Associated Press | 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 in Sudan's Darfur region, but it was unclear if the shooting was targeted or random. More »
December 2007
- Darfur's Displaced Battle Hunger, Disease, Raids
  
  Guardian (UK) | 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 from a base for African Union forces—but find that government-sponsored attacks follow them everywhere. More »
November 2007
- Sudan Making Peacekeeping 'Impossible'
  
  BBC | 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. It also expects to be allowed to shut down communications at any time. More »
- Economist 's Newest Writer: Angelina Jolie
  
  Sun (UK) | 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 that international war crimes trials can end the brutal violence. More »
- Darfur Boots UN Official
  
  BBC | 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 say they are skeptical over the justification, the BBC reports. More »
October 2007
- Progress in Sudan Has Eluded Prez
  
  Washington Post | 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 in his own government or in the international community. More »
- Sudan Declares Truce at Darfur Peace Talks
  
  Reuters | 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.” Last year's peace talks sparked increased fighting, more than a dozen new factions and attacks on civilians and aid workers. More »