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Rebel movements in Darfur risk security 16 May 2008 05:46 GMT
... UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (UPI) -- The U.N.-African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan is warning that escalating violence is leading ... fighters from Darfur all the way to Khartoum went undetected and took both UNAMID and ...
Ellison, Carson urge U.S. to take action in Darfur 16 May 2008 04:57 GMT
... lead efforts to end the violence in Sudan's Darfur region, where more than 200,000 people ... engage allies among majority-Muslim nations and the African Union.” Ellison was elected as the nation's first ... with rebel groups. The Sudanese government in Khartoum denies the accusations. President Bush has labeled ...
COMESA to launch Customs Union by year end 16 May 2008 04:56 GMT
... countries include Egypt, Burundi, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Mauritius, Comoros, Djibouti, Zimbabwe and Libya. Musyoka urged member states to address ...
"Darfur: The International Community's Failure to Protect" 16 May 2008 04:51 GMT
... has been looking on, the regime in Khartoum and its proxy Janjaweed militias have conducted ... Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the European Union, the African Union, and the UN High-Level Panel on Threats, ... greatest. Since early 2003 the government of Sudan has responded to an insurgency by rebel ...
"From Principle To Practice ' Implementing The Responsibility To Protect" 16 May 2008 04:51 GMT
... From Principle To Practice – Implementing The Responsibility To ... it on the part of both the African Union and the wider international community. Since early ... the very least agree to apply to Khartoum some of the very strong economic sanctions ...

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"Canada Should Lead In Darfur: 'Responsibility To Protect' More Than A Slogan" 16 May 2008 04:51 GMT
... humanitarian situations have worsened. The government of Sudan has launched a new military offensive against ... with civilians caught in the crossfire. An African Union force, while well-intentioned, is too small and ... international force in Darfur would both loosen Khartoum's grip in that restive region and lead ...
The AU's Mission in Darfur: Bridging the Gaps 16 May 2008 04:51 GMT
... to support a rough doubling of the African Union (AU) force to 7,731 troops by the ... and ceasefire agreements. The AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) has had a positive impact on ... which it is allied are egregious self-deceptions. Khartoum's interest in seeking a lasting solution to ...
Darfur's New Security Reality 16 May 2008 04:51 GMT
... settlement remains far off. The strategy the African Union (AU)/UN mediation has been following cannot cope ... the peace process. The ruling party in Khartoum, the National Congress Party (NCP), is pursuing ... end the conflict, and they are jeopardising Sudan’s peacemaking architecture. The NCP wants Darfur in ...
Darfur's Fragile Peace Agreement 16 May 2008 04:51 GMT
... The Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) signed under African Union (AU) auspices on 5 May 2006 between Sudan’s government and the faction of the insurgent ... important. Security will not improve, however, unless Khartoum disarms its proxy Janjaweed forces, a commitment ...
Top U.N. official warns of increasing Darfur violence 16 May 2008 04:49 GMT
... in Darfur that has spread to the Sudanese capital and could escalate further. Undersecretary-General for ... Guehenno said the surprise rebel attack on Khartoum last weekend, which took place “during an ... implications for the operations of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force. The attack by rebels ...
A bloody tit-for-tat 15 May 2008 19:22 GMT
... May 15th 2008 | KHARTOUM From The Economist print edition The Darfur ... a police station in Omdurman, close to Sudan's capital, Khartoum, the security man emerges with ... peacekeeping force which, in co-operation with the African Union, is supposed to deploy 26,000 soldiers to ...
Sudan suspends rebel talks 15 May 2008 19:16 GMT
... The government of Sudan has announced suspension of dialuge with the ... of lives, including fighters from both sides. Khartoum blamed Chad of backing the rebels and ... Council on the work of the hybrid UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID), fearing that the ...
Challenges of democratic transition in Africa 15 May 2008 19:13 GMT
... human rights problems. For example, in the Sudan, the armed conflict in Darfur continues and the ... We also call on the ECOWAS, SADC, African Union and the United Nations to prevail on ...
Top UN official warns of increasing Darfur violence 15 May 2008 11:32 GMT
... in Darfur that has spread to the Sudanese capital and could escalate further. Undersecretary-General for ... Guehenno said the surprise rebel attack on Khartoum last weekend, which took place "during an ... implications for the operations of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force. The attack by rebels ...
Make Sudan 'see reason': Chad 15 May 2008 11:31 GMT
... Sudan severed diplomatic ties with Chad on Sunday, ... the implementation of a joint United Nations (UN)-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission. "The hybrid force must ... it had backed last Saturday’s attack on Khartoum, saying his country had enough problems trying ...
Darfur mission deployment slowed by deteriorating security, harsh conditions; Must be considerably strengthened to carry out mandate, security council told; Peacekeeping head describes plan to maximize deployment by end of 2008; S 15 May 2008 10:57 GMT
... and other obstacles in Darfur had considerably slowed the deployment of the joint United Nations-African Union Mission in the Sudanese region, known as UNAMID, Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, told the Security... If ...