October 29, 2008

ANALYSIS-Concessions needed to end Sudan's Darfur crisis

Source: Reuters

Initiatives by Sudan and its allies to end the Darfur conflict are unlikely to succeed unless they propose substantial concessions and focus on long-term solutions rather than a quick fix.

International experts estimate 200,000...

October 28, 2008

China condemns Sudan killings as terrorist crime

Source: Reuters

China on Tuesday condemned the killing of five of its citizens in Sudan as a terrorist crime but said it would continue investing in the volatile, oil-producing African country. The five men killed on Monday were among nine...

October 27, 2008

China wants Sudan war crimes crisis 'soft landing': envoy

Source: AFP

China's special envoy to Darfur on Sunday called for a "soft landing" to a crisis sparked when the world court prosecutor demanded a formal indictment of the Sudanese head of state for war crimes. International Criminal Court...

October 26, 2008

Darfur attacks 'displace 12,000, kill more than 40'

Source: AFP

Arab militia attacks on Sudanese villages near a south Darfur flashpoint displaced up to 12,000 people and killed more than 40 civilians, an aid worker and a rights watchdog said on Saturday. Clear-cut details on who was behind...

October 23, 2008

UN report shows security deteriorating sharply in Darfur

Source: Sudan Tribune

The UN Secretary General (UNSG) report on Darfur painted a grim picture of the security and humanitarian in the war ravaged reason. The UNSG accused government forces of launching a wide scale military campaign against the rebels...

October 22, 2008

Sudan 'could face new Darfur war'

Source: BBC NEWS

A disputed region in Sudan could turn into another conflict to rival that in Darfur, a think-tank has warned. The International Crisis Group said the main political parties and the international community needed to deal with the...

October 21, 2008

Rights group slams Sudan probe on Darfur crimes

Source: AFP

KHARTOUM (AFP) — A leading human rights group on Tuesday slammed Sudanese investigations into Darfur atrocities as "window dressing" and a flagrant attempt to derail legal cases being built by the world court. Human Rights Watch...

October 19, 2008

Sudan expresses confidence ICC judges to reject Bashir charges

Source: Sudan Tribune

The Sudanese government hailed a decision by the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) requesting more information on the prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant against president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir.

October 17, 2008

Sudan launches Darfur peace effort, rebels boycott

Source: Reuters

Sudan's president, accused of genocide by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), launched a national initiative on Thursday to bring peace to Darfur. Rebels dismissed the move by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir...

October 16, 2008

Sudanese minister expects breakthrough in Darfur soon

Source: African Press Agency

APA-Cairo (Egypt The Sudanese Minister of Justice, Abdel-Basit Sabdrat has said he expects to see a breakthrough in the solution to the Darfur crisis in the 2008-2009 period, APA has learnt here. Sabdrat told a press at the...