ARTICLES RELATING TO SUDAN

West concerned about South Sudan

2013-05-19 12:24

Major Western nations are "deeply disturbed" about the abuse and killing of civilians and the looting of property in South Sudan's troubled Jonglei state.

40 000 flee rebel assault in Sudan

2013-05-10 22:12

Up to 40 000 people have fled since rebels launched a major assault in central Sudan, the UN says, amid signs of a new insurgent campaign to push closer to the capital.

Kiir, Bashir talk to defuse tensions

2013-05-06 14:35

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has spoken with his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir in a bid to ease tensions after deadly clashes in Abyei, a region claimed by both sides, officials say.

JEM's surprise push was 1st 'joint force' op

2013-05-03 12:33

Sudanese insurgents have carried out their first combined attack, a surprise push into a strategic and previously peaceful region, but analysts doubt the rebels' readiness to take Khartoum by force.

100 die in Darfur mine disaster, rescuers trapped

2013-05-03 10:58

At least 100 miners are estimated to have died inside a collapsed gold mine in Sudan’s Darfur region and nine rescuers trying to free dozens of workers are now trapped, a miner says.

1000s 'needy after Sudan rebel attacks'

2013-04-30 10:56

Thousands of Sudanese need food, water and shelter, a source in an aid organisation says after they fled widening rebel offensive that swept through a previously peaceful area.

Fear and anger after Sudan rebel strike

2013-04-28 19:56

Fear and anger has followed a Sudanese rebel strike on a major town residents said had been left unguarded and was hit in co-ordinated attacks.

Clashes after Sudan farm protester dies

2013-04-27 19:00

Sudanese police have clashed for a second day with citizens objecting to an agricultural development after one protester died from his injuries, a resident says.

S Sudan rebels surrender in amnesty deal

2013-04-26 22:41

An estimated 3 000 South Sudanese have surrendered and accepted an amnesty, an official says, ending a long-standing insurgency in the oil-producing north of the country.

UN sees 'positive spirit' in Sudan talks

2013-04-25 13:44

The UN says Khartoum and rebels in South Kordofan have shown a "positive spirit" in opening direct talks towards ending a two-year war which has affected more than two million people.

Mutinous police back to base in Darfur

2013-04-24 09:04

Mutinous paramilitaries in Sudan’s Darfur region have returned to their base after a two-day absence and denied that they rebelled, a report says.

Sudan - South pull-out needs UN troops

2013-04-23 21:37

Verification of a Sudan and South Sudan pull-out from a border buffer zone has to await the arrival of more than 1 000 United Nations peacekeepers.

Darfur peacekeepers attack - govt linked

2013-04-22 20:02

An attack which killed a peacekeeper in Sudan's Darfur region last week appears to have been planned and carried out by government-linked forces.

Darfur security worsening: US diplomat

2013-04-21 21:24

Security in Darfur is worsening and militias need to be disarmed, the US charge d'affaires to Sudan says.

Sudan says Darfur largely calm

2013-04-18 16:24

The Sudanese Interior Minister says the Darfur region is largely calm, despite tribal and other unrest which according to the UN forced almost 90 000 people to flee this month.

No respite for SANDF in troubled DRC, Sudan

2013-04-17 22:03
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President Jacob Zuma has extended the deployment of more than 1 300 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 850 in Sudan, on the back of the withdrawal from the embattled Central African Republic.

UN seeks immediate access to Darfur

2013-04-16 18:29

The UN's top official in Sudan has called for immediate access to southern Darfur where thousands of civilians have been affected by rebel-government fighting.

Peacekeepers denied access to Darfur

2013-04-14 22:10

Sudanese authorities have blocked international peacekeepers from an area of western Darfur, where at least 50 000 people have fled tribal fighting, the mission says.

First Southern oil reaches Sudan

2013-04-14 15:42

The first crude from South Sudan has reached Sudan, bringing both impoverished nations closer to billions of dollars in revenue after a dispute over fees.

Sudan's Bashir leaves for South Sudan

2013-04-12 12:45

Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir has flown out of Khartoum for an official visit to South Sudan, a report says, in a sign of easing tensions after border clashes last year.

Sudan frees more political prisoners

2013-04-11 16:54

Four members of Sudan's opposition Popular Congress Party have been released under a presidential amnesty after more than eight years in prison.

Jailed Sudan coup officers seek amnesty

2013-04-10 13:26

Sudanese military officers jailed for a coup attempt want President Omar al-Bashir to pardon them as "political prisoners", the army says.

18 dead in Darfur tribal dispute

2013-04-09 21:02

Up to 18 people have been killed during a tribal dispute in Darfur, community leaders say, after donor countries pledged about $1bn to develop Sudan's war-ravaged western region.

Darfur rebels say near key town

2013-04-09 08:58

Rebels in Sudan's Darfur say they are near a key town as demonstrations continue against a donors’ conference where billions of dollars have been pledged to rebuild the region.

Thousands in Darfur seek protection

2013-04-08 07:42

Thousands of civilians in Sudan's troubled Darfur have sought protection around peacekeeping bases after rebel attacks, as international donors seek support for a region scarred by a decade of conflict.

 

Chad jets targeted Darfur rebels

2013-05-16 22:02

Chad's air force has targeted Sudanese rebels along the Darfur border after, a breakaway rebel leader reputedly backed by N'Djamena was killed, the insurgents have charged.

Just 5 dead in Sudan mine collapse

2013-05-07 15:07

A senior official from Sudan’s Darfur region says only five people died in the collapse of an unlicensed gold mine last week, disputing estimates that dozens perished.

Search ends for dead Sudan miners

2013-05-04 13:02

The search for about 100 workers believed to have died inside a collapsed gold mine in Sudan's Darfur region has ended after nine rescuers also became trapped.

Tribal fighting kills 130+ in Darfur

2013-05-03 12:33

More than 130 people have been killed in the latest outbreak of tribal fighting in western Sudan’s Darfur, a tribal leader says.

60 die in Darfur gold mine collapse

2013-05-02 15:07

Dozens of people have been killed in a gold mine collapse in Sudan’s Darfur region, says the chief of the district where fighting over gold in January led to the region's worst unrest in years.

Sudan state declared rebel 'target'

2013-04-29 11:22

A Sudanese rebel alliance has declared North Kordofan state a target of its widening anti-government offensive, as parliament meets to discuss the attacks.

Rebels attack city in central Sudan

2013-04-28 14:16

Rebels have attacked a city in central Sudan, looting a market and several banks.

Political parties seek to unite Africa

2013-04-27 17:00

Political parties from 35 African nations are meeting in Khartoum to create a joint forum that will further unify the continent, Sudanese officials say.

Sudan 'harbouring warlord Kony'

2013-04-26 13:26

Sudan appears to be providing shelter to Joseph Kony, one of the world’s most wanted warlords, according to a report released by the Washington-based Resolve group.

ICC war crimes suspect 'killed' in Darfur

2013-04-24 12:29

Darfur rebel leader Saleh Jerbo, charged with war crimes by the ICC, has been killed in the western Sudanese region, his defence team says.

US invites senior Sudanese delegation

2013-04-24 07:43

The Obama administration is preparing to welcome a senior Sudanese delegation to the US for some rare highest-level diplomacy between the countries.

Sudan, rebels in new Darfur clash

2013-04-23 12:20

Sudanese forces and rebels have clashed in southern Darfur, both sides say, the latest unrest in a region where Sudan’s government has warned about insecurity.

SANDF troops in Sudan complain

2013-04-22 16:25

Claims that South African soldiers in Sudan are not getting their fortnightly allowance from the United Nations are unfounded, the SANDF says.

Peacekeeper shot dead in Darfur

2013-04-19 14:13

A peacekeeper has been shot dead in an attack on an African Union-UN base in Darfur, the mission says, two days after the government announced it regained control of the area from rebels.

SPLM alleges air strikes ahead of talks

2013-04-18 14:21

Sudan's air force has carried out air strikes that wounded civilians in South Kordofan, rebels say ahead of peace talks next week.

Sudan bombing, hunger 'afflict Kordofan'

2013-04-17 14:43

Sudan's indiscriminate bombing of the rebellious South Kordofan province is stoking a development crisis by displacing thousands of people and disrupting crop planting, Amnesty International says.

Darfur too unsafe for aid groups - UN

2013-04-15 16:19

At least 35 000 people may have been affected by fighting in Sudan's southern Darfur region, but authorities have told aid agencies it is not safe for them to access the area, the UN says.

Sudan to talk to southern rebels

2013-04-14 22:10

Sudan is still willing to talk with rebels in South Kordofan, the government says, despite the deadly weekend bombardment of the state's capital.

Rebels in Darfur free 14 soldiers

2013-04-13 17:00

Rebels in Sudan's troubled Darfur region freed a group of 14 Sudanese soldiers, the Red Cross says.

Warm welcome for Sudan's Bashir in South

2013-04-11 21:18

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir can expect a "warm welcome" when he arrives in South Sudan for talks with his counterpart Salva Kiir.

Sudan minister sees 'end' to uprising

2013-04-10 16:06

Sudan's defence minister, who is wanted for alleged war crimes in Darfur, says that improving relations with South Sudan will help to "end" a decade-old rebellion in the western region.

Ban slams S Sudan peacekeeper attack

2013-04-10 11:54

The UN leader Ban Ki-moon says a war crimes investigation could be launched into an attack in South Sudan in which five Indian peacekeepers and seven other people were killed.

Omar al-Bashir to visit South Sudan

2013-04-09 14:31

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is set to travel to South Sudan in a further sign of easing tensions between the two neighbours which fought along their common border last year, his office says.

Qatar pledges $500m in aid to Darfur

2013-04-08 14:12

Qatar has pledged $500m in aid to Sudan's Darfur at a donor’s meeting in Doha, even as rebels launched new attacks in the troubled region scarred by a decade of conflict.

Sudan army coup men jailed up to 5 yrs

2013-04-07 20:16

A group of Sudanese military officers have been sentenced to between two and five years in prison for their role in an alleged coup last year.

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