News Source: Sudan Tribune
| about 1 month ago
The African Union (AU) panel that was tasked with balancing peace and accountability in Darfur has made an implicit endorsement of the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutions despite unfavorable disposition to the issue by African leaders and...
News Source: Scoop
| about 1 month ago
Darfur, where an estimated 300,000 people have been killed and 2.7 million others displaced as a result of conflict pitting rebels against the Government and its allied Janjaweed militiamen since 2003. Earlier this week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...
News Source: Daily Nation
| about 1 month ago
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir failed to attend the 35th Extraordinary Session of the Igad Council of Ministers on Collective Protocol Agreement implementation process with Government of Southern Sudan in Uganda this week. President Bashir’s...
News Source: The Daily Telegraph
| about 1 month ago
It said it is "in contact with the authorities and other parties with the aim of resolving the situation as swiftly as possible". It called for the "rapid and unconditional release of its kidnapped staff member". Irishwoman Sharon Commins and...
News Source: Reuters
| about 1 month ago
Sudan's Darfur region on Thursday, the charity said. Darfur has seen many kidnappings this year, mostly by young men demanding ransom money. Two aid workers from Irish agency Goal were released on Sunday after over 100 days in captivity. Gauthier...
News Source: The Boston Globe
| about 1 month ago
Sudan— The International Committee of the Red Cross says gunmen kidnapped a French staff member in Sudan's western Darfur region. The aid organization says the armed men abducted Gauthier Lefevre on Thursday just outside the West Darfur capital of...