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El Geneina (21 Feb.) - An group of gunmen killed a man on Sunday near El Geneina, West Darfur. A witness told Radio Dabanga armed men opened fire on a internally displaced man named Osman Adam, from Riyadh IDP camp, as he was riding a motorcycle on his...
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Rebels in Sudan's conflict-torn western Darfur region released three civilians working for an international peacekeeping force who it had accused of collaborating with Sudan's security services, a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Qatari Minister of Justice Hassan Bin Abdullah Al Ghanim arrives to launch the Darfur Regional Authority at El Fasher February 8, 2012. The new regional body will promote development and be responsible for the governance of Darfur. View Photo »
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The members of the Congress drafted a letter to President Obama requesting the administration to change its policies towards Sudan and the delivery of aid and protection of civilians in Darfur, South Kordofan, Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile
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NATIONS (Reuters) - Rebels in Sudan's conflict-torn western Darfur region released three civilians working for an international peacekeeping force who it had accused of collaborating with Sudan's security services, a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday. ...
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"The standoff ended after the arrival of substantial peacekeeping reinforcements, as well as after repeated contacts with JEM leadership by UNAMID representatives," the UN statement said. The JEM and other rebel groups drawn from Darfur's non-Arab...
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“Our peacekeepers criss-cross Darfur every day to help bring security to civilians who continue to suffer the effects of conflict,” Mr. Gambari said. “We have a mandate to execute in all parts of Darfur. At the same time we are supporting an ongoing...
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Chadian soldiers stand guard as Chad's President Idriss Deby arrives to launch the Darfur Regional Authority at El Fasher February 8, 2012. The new regional body will promote development and be responsible for the governance of Darfur. View Photo »
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Refugees add to Sahel hunger woes, say Canadians experts in West Africa
The Huffington Post: Canada EditionWe've got to sound the alarm bells globally," Evelyne Guindon, CARE Canada's head of international programs told The Canadian Press Tuesday from Chad. Guindon visited the Chadian region that borders the Sudanese region of Darfur, which has seen an...
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Darfur (Arabic دار فور, meaning "home of the Fur") is a region of far western Sudan, bordering the Central African Republic, Libya, and Chad. It is divided into three federal states within Sudan: Gharb Darfur (West Darfur), Janub Darfur (South Darfur), and Shamal Darfur (North Darfur). It is currently in the midst of an ongoing humanitarian... Full Article
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 and released by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Chad's President Idriss Deby, front left, and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, second from right at front, gesture during a rally to mark the launch of the...
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 and released by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), security forces try to hold a crowd back as people try to get a better view during a rally to mark the launch the temporary headquarters of the Darfur Regional...
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 and released by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir gestures during a rally to mark the launch the temporary headquarters of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) at El Negaa Stadium,...
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United Nations - African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Joint Special Representative (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator (JCM) Ibrahim Gambari speaks during an interview in Khartoum January 25, 2012. Gambari hopes that peace in Darfur can be achieved in two years but he warned...
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African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari visits Kassab camp for internally displaced people in Kutum January 19, 2012. More than 25,000 displaced people live in the camp.
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(L-R) President of the Darfur Regional Authority (TRA) Tigani el-Sissi, UNAMID Joint Special Representation (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator a.i Ibrahim Gambari, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of the State of Qatar, Ahmed Bin Abdulla Al Mahmoud and Sudan Head of Office of Peace...
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President of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TRDA) Tijani el-Sissi (L) and Head of Office of the Darfur Peace Process Amin Hassan Omer attend the opening ceremony of an inaugural meeting of the joint commission, in Khartoum December 18, 2011, which is one of the major provisions...
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Head of Office of the Darfur Peace Process Amin Hassan Omer speaks to Special Envoy of the U.S. for Sudan Dane Smith (R) after the opening ceremony of an inaugural meeting of the joint commission, in Khartoum December 18, 2011, which is one of the major provisions related to the Ceasefire...
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President of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TRDA) Tijani el-Sissi (C) discusses with a member of his Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) group, recommendations for an inaugural meeting of the joint commission, in Khartoum December 18, 2011, which is one of the major provisions...
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President of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TRDA) Tijani el-Sissi speaks at a news conference after the inaugural meeting of the joint commission in Khartoum, December 18, 2011, which is one of the major provisions related to the Ceasefire and Final Security Arrangements of...
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Italian humanitarian worker Francesco Azzara, who was abducted in Darfur in August, is pictured in Khartoum before his departure to Rome after more than four months in captivity overnight in the early hours of December 17, 2011. The hostage's release in Western Darfur was reported the...
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Italian humanitarian worker Francesco Azzara, who was abducted in Darfur in August, is pictured in Khartoum before his departure to Rome after more than four months in captivity overnight in the early hours of December 17, 2011. The hostage's release was reported on Friday by the Sudan...
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Supporters welcome the leader of Darfur's Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) Tijani el-Sissi during his arrival at Khartoum International Airport October 22, 2011. Sissi will launch the implementation of a peace deal signed with the Sudanese government three months ago.
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The leader of Darfur's Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) Tijani el-Sissi speaks during a news conference after his arrival at Khartoum International Airport October 22, 2011. Sissi will launch the implementation of a peace deal signed with the Sudanese government three months ago.
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agencym, Chad's President Idriss Deby, fourth left, and Sudanese counterpart Omar al- Bashir, second left, review the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony for Deby in El Fasher, Sudan, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Deby arrived here to...
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The head of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in Darfur, Ibrahim Gambari, speaks during an interview with the AFP on January 25, 2012, in Khartoum. Gambari raised concerns over the future leadership of rebel movement the Justice and Equality Movement...
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A tailor from the Darfur region works in Khartoum September 17, 2011. Many people in Darfur live in slums outside Khartoum and try to make a living by selling mud bricks or performing other small jobs.
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Qatari Minister of Justice Hassan Bin Abdullah Al Ghanim arrives to launch the Darfur Regional Authority at El Fasher February 8, 2012. The new regional body will promote development and be responsible for the governance of Darfur.
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