By Sabina Castelfranco Khartoum 14 March 2008 Egyptian troops will begin arriving in Darfur in the next few days as the combined U.N. / African Union Peacekeeping force for Darfur (UNAMID) continues its deployment. U.N. officials say full deployment...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 February 2008 The U.N. refugee agency says an aerial bombing overnight and Tuesday morning in West Darfur, Sudan, close to the border with Chad, has forced the agency to withdraw its team. The aid workers were caring for new...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 04 December 2007 Representatives from Sudan's neighbors met with international mediators in Egypt to discuss the conflict in the Darfur region of Western Sudan. Derek Kilner has more from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi. T...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 14 November 2007 U.N. and AU mediators met with representatives of Sudan's neighbors in the Eritrean capital Asmara to discuss the way forward on peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region. Derek...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 08 November 2007 The United Nations has expressed concern about the expulsion of its top humanitarian official from South Darfur, Sudan. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, the move is the latest...
By Mandy Clark London 08 October 2007 The fate of hundreds of refugees from Sudan's Darfur region may well hinge on what happens in Britain's House of Lords. The highest court in Britain is deciding whether it is safe to return Darfuri asylum seekers...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 October 2007 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, warns that thousands of African Union and UN peacekeepers will be unable to guarantee security in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur w...
By Mandy Clark London 04 October 2007 The human rights group Amnesty International has teamed up with John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, to raise awareness and money for the victims of the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan. Ono was recently on hand...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 September 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says it may have to scale down its operations in West Darfur because it is running out of money. The UNHCR says it is facing a shortfall of more than $7 millionneeded to assist more tha...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 22 September 2007 A meeting of rebel groups from Sudan's Darfur region, aimed at finding a common position ahead of October peace talks, has been temporarily suspended. Phuong Tran reports from VOA's Central and West Africa burea...