UN peacekeeping head laments ‘deterioration in security situation’ in Darfur
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, accompanied by the Joint Special Representative and head of the African...
Newspapers seized by Security Services in Sudan
Agents of the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) confiscated the print run of Al Mashhad newspaper on Wednesday...
Officer killed in ‘militia arms raid’ on Central Darfur police station
A police station in western Mukjar locality in Central Darfur was attacked by militiamen on Wednesday night. Officer Osman Fadel...
Darfuri refugees join protest in Tunisia
A group of approximately 300 refugees, 130 of them from Darfur, have staged a sit-down protest after Tunisian authorities reportedly...
Nyala locked-down after fighting, looting in South Darfur capital
Fierce fighting has reportedly broken out in Nyala, capital of South Darfur, in an overflow of tension between Sudan’s National...
Rebels ‘capture South Kordofan army base in retaliation for Air Force bombing’
The spokesman for the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) claims his forces have “defeated and captured” Ambir army base in...
‘Amendments to Sudan’s Armed Forces Act unconstitutional’: Opposition
The amendments approved by the Khartoum Parliament on Tuesday to the Armed Forces Act of 2007 are “unconstitutional” and their...
‘Policeman killed, robbed of weapon in North Darfur market’: Witnesses
A policeman was shot dead, allegedly by pro-government militiamen, at Kabkabiya market in North Darfur on Tuesday. Several witnesses told...
Displaced ‘reject Central Darfur model villages’: Sheikh
The displaced inhabitants of the camps in Saraf Omra in North Darfur have rejected efforts by the neighbouring state of...
Militia raids spread panic among Nyala displaced in South Darfur
Pro-government militiamen reportedly stormed El Salam camp in a Land Cruiser on Tuesday night, under the pretext of retrieving property...
Tribes sign accord for peace, reconstruction and development in Central Darfur
Delegations of the Misseriya and Salamat tribes signed a peace accord on Wednesday in Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur, following...
Amendments to Sudan’s Army Law ‘return to a military regime’
On Tuesday, the National Assembly of Sudan approved controversial amendments to the 2007 Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Act, which will...
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