Darfur

Sudan: 11 dead, 4 injured in attack in South Darfur

KHARTOUM, Sudan - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Darfur says eleven people died in Darfur following an attack by unidentified gunmen on two villages in the southern part of the western Sudanese regi...

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Botswana: Tinto Part Two Will Set Clubhouses On Fire

Earthworx is back again. The group, which hit the music industry with its smash hit Sekukuni in 2004 and later released its Earthworx Volume Two' the following year has released a new album. The album simply titled Earthworx...

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Sudan: SRSG-CAAC Gains First-Hand Assessment of North Darfur

As part of a 10-day tour to gain a first-hand view of the situation in Sudan, the UN SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, visited the North Darfur city of El Fasher. Today's field visit...

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UN expert on children and armed conflict visits West Darfur

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict is in Darfur. Radhika Coomaraswamy on Wednesday visited West Darfur state where she held consultations with the Wali or "governor," Abul...

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Sudan: Efforts to Restore Peace in Shangil Tobaya

Community leaders in Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, about 50 kilometres from El Fasher, have commended the timely intervention of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in curtailing the recent clashes in the surrounding villages...

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Sudan: Humanitarian Action in Darfur, Weekly Bulletin No. 45, 12 Nov 2009

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Full_Report (pdf* format - 84.7 Kbytes) Key overall developments - In a press release issued on 6th November 2009, UNICEF announced that the...

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First well in relief projectto honour scientist

Gulf News Dubai The International Desalination Association (IDA) is going to dig the first water well in Darfur in the name of renowned scientist Dr Farouk Al Baz, in support of his 1,001 Wells for Darfur initiative, it was...

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Aid shortfall may leave millions sick and starving in Sudan, WHO warns

1 Geneva The World Health Organization has warned that shortfalls in aid will strike a severe blow at efforts to deliver essential healthcare services to millions of people in West Darfur and Southern Sudan. Mohamed Abdur Rab,...

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ICRC Worker Kidnapped in Chad

A French agronomist with the International Committee of the Red Cross was kidnapped late Monday in eastern Chad. Agronomist Laurent Maurice was abducted by unidentified gunmen in the village of Kawa. He was part of a team...

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UNAMID calls on rebels to stop impeding its work in Darfur

In a strongly-worded statement issued on Monday, the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur has called on a rebel movement to stop impeding its work in the troubled region. UNAMID deplores the continued harassment and...

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