Tag Archives: Al-Fashir

Why Doha and Seisi have failed Darfur

December 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Anne Bartlett If the dragging of student bodies from a water-filled ditch this week served to illustrate anything, it showed that the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) is not worth the paper it is written on. It … read more »

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Darfur war crimes, changes in demographic composition, and ethnic displacement

October 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Hamid Eltgani Ali This year has been the bloodiest year ever in Darfur. The government has stepped up its air campaign in East Jebal Mara and in other parts of Darfur. Short-wave radio signal receptors revealed a communication between … read more »

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Darfur / UNAMID Media Brief

March 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, March 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNAMID Media Brief / 29 February 2012 UNAMID peacekeeper killed in ambush in South Darfur An ambush today by unknown gunmen on an African Union – United Nations Mission … read more »

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African Union Chairperson’s statement on the inauguration of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA)

February 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today’s event of the inauguration of the DRA is yet another important milestone of the Darfur peace process, which the AU initiated since 2004, and which it has supported … read more »

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The UN Secretary-General message to inauguration of Darfur Regional Authority / El Fasher

February 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Delivered by Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Joint Special Representative for the African Union and the United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the inauguration of the Darfur … read more »

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Darfur / UNAMID Media Brief

February 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, February 3, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNAMID Media Brief / 2 February 2012 UNAMID Deputy Chief launches development projects in North Darfur village UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative – Political (DJSR-P), Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, announced … read more »

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Darfur / UNAMID Media Brief

January 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, January 24, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNAMID Media Brief / 23 January 2012 UNAMID Chief: 2012 must be year of peace for Darfur The Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM) a.i., Ibrahim Gambari, pledged today … read more »

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UNAMID Second meeting of Implementation Follow-up Commission for Darfur peace document

January 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

ission (IFC), established by the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), that will take place on Monday 16 January 2012, at 10:00 hours, at UNAMID Headquarters (ARC Compound) in El Fasher. The Commission, chaired by the Government of Qatar, … read more »

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Sudan sentences Darfur rebels to death: state media

November 29, 2011 by benim

A Sudanese court sentenced to death seven people accused of being members of the most powerful rebel group in the country’s war-riven Darfur region, state media said on Monday. Fighting has declined in the mostly western territory from its peak … read more »

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Sudan ‘stages new Darfur air strikes’

May 18, 2011 by benim

Sudanese government warplanes have staged new air strikes in Darfur, prompting the United Nations to halt flights in the stricken region, UN officials said on Wednesday. The UN mission in Darfur, UNAMID, said in a statement that warplanes on Tuesday … read more »

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Sudan students protest Bashir

April 20, 2011 by benim

Khartoum – Student supporters of Darfur rebel chief Abdul Wahid al-Nur held anti-regime protests in Sudan on Wednesday, responding to a call from the exiled leader for nationwide uprisings to topple the Khartoum government. “From today, as chair of the … read more »

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Darfur vote will cross red line, says rebel group

March 24, 2011 by benim

KHARTOUM — The Sudanese government will cross a “red line” if it goes ahead with a referendum on the future administrative status of the war-torn Darfur region next month, one of the rebel groups warned Thursday. “We are calling on … read more »

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Sudan: Police kill Darfuri at university protest-witnesses

March 18, 2011 by benim

Police opened fire and killed one student after a demonstration in Darfur’s main university against government restrictions on political activity, witnesses said on Thursday. A wave of small anti-government protests focused in northern universities this year inspired by a popular … read more »

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Darfur rebels clash with Sudan army

February 20, 2011 by benim

Khartoum – Heavy fighting between the Sudanese army and several Darfur rebel groups resumed this week, UN sources said on Saturday, after a main rebel group said peace talks in Doha were back on track. Since Tuesday, there has been … read more »

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Fighting in Sudan’s Darfur forces 12,000 to flee

December 19, 2010 by benim

As many as 12,000 people have fled fresh fighting between Sudan’s army and Darfur rebels and are heading towards already overcrowded camps and settlements in the strife-torn territory, peacekeepers said on Sunday. Sudan’s army has clashed with insurgents in the … read more »

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More Chadian rebels return to Ndjamena from Darfur

October 29, 2010 by benim

A new group of Chadian rebels left Darfur region yesterday to Chad in implementation of security arrangements ending proxy war between the two countries. The sixth batch composed of 60 rebels flied to Ndjamena from El-Fasher the capital of North … read more »

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