By Steve Mort Addis Ababa 21 December 2006 watch Darfur Crisis Peacekeeping Kofi Annan Outgoing U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for intervention to end the killing in Sudan's Darfur region. His appeal came in a farewell speech earlier t...
By Noel King Khartoum 19 December 2006 Sudan hosted summits by both the African Union and Arab League during the past year, and it has one of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world. But the country's Darfur region remains wracked by a deadly...
By Noel King Khartoum 09 December 2006 In another blow to emergency aid operations in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, the International Committee of the Red Cross says it has been forced to evacuate staff from the town of Kutum in northern Darfur d...
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 06 December 2006 watch Darfur Diaries report Activists Aisha Bain, Adam Shapiro, and Jen Marlowe documented the crisis in Sudan In the spring of 2004, three young activists embarked on a mission to a part of the world...
By Noel King Khartoum 06 December 2006 The United Nations and African Union are on high alert in El Fasher, the capital city of northern Darfur. Attacks by militias, known as Janjaweed, have jeopardized the Darfur Peace Agreement. From Khartoum, Noe...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 21 November 2006 watch Counterterrorism v Darfur President Bush's Special Envoy for Sudan has denied an allegation that the counterterrorism cooperation between Khartoum and Washington is impeding U.S. efforts to sto...
By Noel King Khartoum 18 November 2006 United Nations Humanitarian chief, Jan Egeland, has painted a grim picture of life for millions of civilians in Darfur, following his return from the war-torn region. On Saturday, Egeland appealed to the Sudane...
By Noel King Khartoum 16 November 2006 Rebels in Sudan's Darfur region say attacks on civilians by government forces and Janjaweed militias are continuing. They have called on the international community to put a stop to violence against civilians....
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 24 October 2006 watch Darfur Ad Campaign Newspaper advertisements appeared in two major American newspapers recently (Washington Post and New York Times) calling on the international community to take strong action ag...
By Michael Bowman White House 02 October 2006 President Bush says prompt U.N. action is required to save lives in Sudan's Darfur region. The president spoke with reporters after meeting with his new special envoy to Sudan, Monday. ----- President Bu...