Tag: Darfur
Famine fears escalate in Sudan, talks ongoing, while violence continues in...
Hunger and the spectre of famine “stalk” Sudan, particularly the North Darfur capital El Fasher where an estimated 800 000 are trapped without food,...
SANDF officials arrested as more corruption allegations surface
Following the arrest of former Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is once again in the...
Violence on the up in Darfur
Escalating violence in Sudan’s Darfur has sparked fears of a repeat of atrocities committed two decades ago in the region the United Nations (UN)...
Violence in West Darfur echoes bloody past
Attacks in West Darfur are awakening fears that the region could return to the violence of its darkest period. Humanitarian groups and international organizations...
Tons of food stolen in Darfur
A World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in North Darfur state capital El Fasher was attacked by unknown armed groups who stole thousands of tons of food.
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ICC official discusses in Sudan accelerating handover of Darfur suspects –...
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor has held talks with Sudanese officials on accelerating practical steps to hand over those wanted by the...
International Criminal Court judges order first trial for Darfur war crimes
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have ruled that a Sudanese suspect can be charged with 31 counts of war crimes and crimes...
ISS: Sudan needs the ICC for more than its Darfur war...
As insecurity in the country increases, preventing human rights atrocities is as important as justice for al-Bashir regime crimes.
On 26 June, the Sudanese government pledged to...
Kenyan major is UN military gender advocate of the year
A Kenyan peacekeeper back from a tour of duty in Darfur, Sudan is the 2020 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year.
Military gender advisor...
Violence flares for third day in Sudan’s Darfur
Militia fighters staged a deadly attack in Sudan’s Darfur on Monday, residents said, as doctors said the death toll from a separate attack that...
Darfur displaced fearful as UN peacekeepers hand over to local forces
Ahlam Hamid fled from her home in Sudan’s Darfur region 17 years ago when government troops and militiamen, some on horseback, raided her village...
UNAMID closes its doors
UNAMID, the joint African Union/United Nations mission in Darfur, is done and dusted with all uniformed and civilian personnel other than those needed for...
ICC prosecutor says Bashir and other suspects must face justice over...
Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and other suspects wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and genocide in Darfur must face...
ICC delegation to visit Sudan to discuss case against Bashir
An International Criminal Court delegation is to visit Sudan to discuss the cases of ousted president Omar al-Bashir and other former officials, the government...
Port Sudan container terminal blocked in peace deal protest
Protesters blocked Port Sudan’s container terminal and a road between the eastern city and the capital Khartoum on Sunday to protest against a peace...
Sudan’s Bashir appears at trial over 1989 coup
Ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir appeared in court on Tuesday at the start of a trial over the military coup in which he took...
ISS: Darfur’s conflict could return to square one
Insecurity and human rights violations are growing in Sudan’s Darfur region. The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa reported recently that rape and...
UNAMID helping to de-escalate Darfur tension
The joint UN-AU hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) is working with Sudanese and local authorities to de-escalate tensions following violent incidents in two towns,...
Darfur militia leader sent to ICC to face allegations of crimes...
Darfur militia leader Ali Kushayb has been transferred to the International Criminal Court to face allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity after...
Military aircraft crashes in Darfur
A military transport aircraft crashed after taking off from an airport in Sudan’s West Darfur, killing 18 people on board, according to the military....
Sudan sending troops to west Darfur
Sudan authorities will deploy military forces to West Darfur and suspend peace talks with rebel groups for 24 hours after an outbreak of violence...
Doubts in Darfur
Saleha Nour sells nuts in the market in El Fasher, Darfur and dismisses her new prime minister’s promise of a brighter new future with...
Possibilities for peace and stability bolstered in Darfur
“Important developments” in Sudan, including a pledge to end the country’s conflicts and the establishment of a transitional government, could edge the country closer...
ISS: Is Sudan ready for UNAMID’s exit?
The UN Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to make a decision on the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)...
Seventeen Darfur deaths confirmed
The United Nations confirmed the killing of 17 people and burning of more than 100 houses in Deleij village in Darfur region of Sudan...
Fourteen dead in Darfur camp killing
Fourteen people died in clashes in a displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur, Sudan news agency (SUNA) reported on Monday.
Conflict in Darfur erupted in 2003...
Female SANDF commander leads combat engagement in Sudan
A female South African National Defence Force (SANDF) commander taking part in the withdrawal of equipment from the peacekeeping mission in Sudan has led...
SA welcomes signing of Darfur agreement
South Africa has welcomed the signing of the Pre-Negotiation Agreement for the Resumption of the Peace Process in Darfur.
Signed on 6 December in Berlin,...
Darfur attackers should face prosecution – UN
A UN watchdog told Sudan to prosecute security forces for attacks in Darfur between 2014 and 2016 and co-operate with the International...
Aid reaches Darfur after deadly mudslides
A joint African Union-United Nations operation is providing emergency assistance to an area in Sudan's South Darfur region where 16 people died...
UNAMID troop strength to be cut by more than half
The mandate of the joint UN/AU peacekeeping operation in Sudan's Darfur has been extended until the end of June next year by...
Sudan general, nine soldiers killed in Darfur clashes
A Sudanese general and nine soldiers were killed in clashes in war-damaged Darfur after their vehicles were ambushed by militants, state news...
Swiss woman abducted in Darfur released
Sudanese authorities freed a Swiss humanitarian worker abducted in Darfur last month, deputy governor of North Darfur, Mohamed Barima, told Reuters.
Sudanese authorities...
Bashir visits Darfur ahead of US sanctions decision
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visited war-torn Darfur in an effort to show his country is ready to have 20-year-old sanctions lifted just...
U.N. approves drawdown of peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur region
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday approved a phased drawdown of peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region that could almost halve the...
Fighters from Chad and Darfur feeding off Libyan turmoil
Hundreds of fighters from Chad and Sudan's Darfur region are feeding off instability in Libya, battling for rival factions, seeking to build...
UNAMID reconfiguration will see troop numbers reduced
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are proposing 44% and 30% reductions in their troop and police presence in Sudan's...
Fourth peacekeeping deployment for SAAF officer
SA Air Force Major Caroline Komsana is currently on her fourth deployment to a United Nations peacekeeping mission and is a CIMIC...
China deploying first helicopter peacekeeping unit
China is for the first time deploying a helicopter unit to take part in overseas peacekeeping operations.
The unit, part of the 81st...
Kidnapped Frenchman freed in Darfur rescue mission
A Frenchman kidnapped in Chad in March and taken to the Darfur area of Sudan was rescued in a raid organised by...
Top UN post for SA diplomat
South African Jeremiah Mamabolo has been named head of the AU/UN hybrid operation in Darfur and will also be the world body's...
Darfur peace pact in the offing
Sudan is ready to sign a peace agreement with a major rebel group in the longstanding Darfur conflict, a government official said...
Career South African diplomat now head of UNAMID
South African Jeremiah Kingsley Mamabolo has been named acting joint special representative for Darfur and is also now head of the joint...
UNHCR workers apparently kidnapped in Darfur
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped three workers from the United Nation's refugee agency in Sudan's restive Darfur region, a local official told Reuters.
The workers,...
Burkina Faso to withdraw Darfur peacekeepers
Burkina Faso has notified the United Nations it will withdraw soldiers deployed as peacekeepers in Sudan's troubled Darfur region by July next...
Sudan accused of using chemical weapons in Darfur
Sudan's government has carried out at least 30 likely chemical weapons attacks in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since January using...
UN peacekeeping chief not overly optimistic on solution to Darfur conflict
Given the unchanged nature of the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, the mandate of the joint AU/UN mission there should be extended for...
Sudan will not seek to renew peacekeeping mandate in Darfur
Sudan will not seek to renew the mandate for the international peacekeeping mission in Darfur in June as it believes the insurgency...
Sudan concludes Darfur referendum
Darfuris concluded voting on Wednesday in a referendum on whether to reunite the states of their arid western region, amid a boycott...
Op Cordite withdrawal on plan and on schedule
All 800 8 SA Infantry Battalion members deployed to Sudan are currently at the main UNAMID base El-Fasher awaiting airlift home.
The South...
