UN, U.S, allies differ on Darfur violence reduction
Region: SudanMIXED reactions have trailed an international envoy's comment that violence in Sudan's Darfur region had subsided into a "low-intensity conflict." The United States (U.S.) and its allies, according to diplomats, faulted the remark and said the situation in the country was still far from achieving the desired peace. Briefing the UN Security Council, the joint UN-African Union special representative to Darfur... more
Views: 1322Al-Bashir's Arrest Warrant Brings Forth Devastating Repercussions
Region: SudanThe International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, in the Netherlands had issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The charges are war crimes and crimes against humanity. The issuing of the warrant alone brought forth political backlash on an international level. In response, Sudan’s government expelled the humanitarian aid groups from the country. The government’s Information M... more
Views: 1182Sudanese Food Exports Hard to Swallow
Region: SudanPosted by Sarah Amandolare to findingDulcinea Sudan is drawing criticism for exporting food while Darfur starves, but the situation is nothing new and Burmese people have faced a similar plight. Despite having “the potential to be the breadbasket of Africa,” according to United Nations World Food Program director Kenro Oshidari, Sudan fails to feed its own people, particularly in Darfur. The New Y... more
Views: 1835African bloggers' reaction to ICC charges against Sudanese President al-Bashir
Region: Sudan
Bloggers from around the world are reacting to the International Criminal Court's recent announcement to charge Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with multiple counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Many of those bloggers are criticizing the indictments, claiming they are difficult to enforce and that they will bring more unrest to an already unstable nation. Background After a three year ... more
Views: 816For Females of Sudan, Being Raped Is The New 'Norm'
Region: SudanThere have been many issues in the Darfur region of Sudan in which the international community had to wrestle with. The issue of Sudan over the years has become very chaotic. Some and many could say that Sudan is the real “blood for oil.” Sudan may become a hot button topic in the 2008 United States Presidential Elections between presumed Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama of Illinois and presumed GOP ... more
Views: 642SUDAN AIRWAYS A-310 BURNED SHORT AFTER LANDING
Region: Sudan
At 11/06 , A-310 belong to Sudan Airways burned after slip away during landing at Khartoum Airport , Capital city of Sudan. 30 passengers reported killed in the incident. Meanwhile 171 passengers escaped. Heavy sand storm and rain arround airport when the Airbus landed. The airplane was in serving route between Amman(Jordania) via Damascus(Suriah) before land at Khartoum airport. Khartoum airports tower had bee... more
Views: 1274Darfur: A US-China Proxy Battle for Oil?
Region: Sudan
Summary: There is oil in Darfur. The Sudanese government is using the same tactics to evict millions of Darfuri as they used in the South a decade ago. They are using Chinese money to finance their operations. The US is attempting to create international pressure against the Al-Bashir government by calling Darfur a ‘genocide.’ They are also financing the Chadian government to t... more
Views: 4083Darfur Death Toll May Have Surpassed 200,000 To 300,000
Region: Sudan
A new estimate on Darfur’s death toll has been released from the United Nations. Instead of the possibly death toll being at 200,000, it is at 300,000. This is a major difference between this estimate and the original estimate. While the death toll is at the six figures, the number of those displaced is in the seven figures. Perhaps the number of those displaced will be at a higher number due to these recent esti... more
Views: 1248Getting Food To Those In Darfur Becomes Far More Difficult
Region: SudanThe World Food Programme(WFP) explains in an interview with BBC that it has become far more difficult to get food aid to those in Darfur. The major factor in this issue is the security situation which has not improved. One example of the worsening situation happened in at least 12 months. Within the last twelve months, over fifty trucks bringing food aid were hijacked by bandits. At least thirteen of the drivers ar... more
Views: 926China: Ending The Sell Of Its Arms To Sudan Would Not End Violence
Region: SudanLiu Guijin, the special envoy to Darfur from China defended his government in the sale of firearms. Liu said that the weapons that China sells to Sudan makes up only eight percent of all weapons coming into the country. He did attack the United States, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. Liu said that those three countries were the biggest seller of guns to Sudan. So far in the previous five years, a quarter of ... more
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