Darfur

Sudan: Kidnappings, Attacks Threaten to Undercut UN-AU Efforts in Darfur - Ban

Increased threats to international staff in Darfur, including "extremely alarming" kidnappings, ongoing military action by Chad, Sudan and rebels, and Government limits on peacekeepers' movements continue to hamper efforts to...

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Increased kidnappings threaten UN-African union

New York, Nov 24: Increased threats to international staff in Darfur, including 'extremely alarming' kidnappings, ongoing military action by Chad, Sudan and rebels, and Government limits on peacekeepers' movements continue to...

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Demobilization Begins in North Darfur

Over 150 ex-combatants who once fought for armed militia in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region participated today in a United Nations-backed demobilization and reintegration programme which aims to ease the return of former...

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Sudan: Attack on Villages in South Darfur

The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has received confirmed reports that 11 persons have been killed, four injured and two missing following an attack by unidentified armed men on two villages - Taman and...

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Sudan: Unamid Continues to Monitor Situation of Arrested IDP Leaders

The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today said it will continue to deliberate with Government authorities in North Darfur to ensure that judicial processes are correctly followed with regards to the...

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French aid workers kidnapped in Centr.Africa: diplomat (AFP)

AFP/File – A French soldier speaks with children in Birao, Central African Republic, in 2008. Two French aid workers … LIBREVILLE (AFP) – Two French aid workers were kidnapped overnight by a gang of armed men in the northeast...

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Sudan: 11 dead, 4 injured in attack in South Darfur

KHARTOUM, Sudan - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Darfur says eleven people died in Darfur following an attack by unidentified gunmen on two villages in the southern part of the western Sudanese regi...

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Botswana: Tinto Part Two Will Set Clubhouses On Fire

Earthworx is back again. The group, which hit the music industry with its smash hit Sekukuni in 2004 and later released its Earthworx Volume Two' the following year has released a new album. The album simply titled Earthworx...

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UN expert on children and armed conflict visits West Darfur

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict is in Darfur. Radhika Coomaraswamy on Wednesday visited West Darfur state where she held consultations with the Wali or "governor," Abul...

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Sudan: SRSG-CAAC Gains First-Hand Assessment of North Darfur

As part of a 10-day tour to gain a first-hand view of the situation in Sudan, the UN SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, visited the North Darfur city of El Fasher. Today's field visit...

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