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From 1955 to 2023: The many wars and conflicts fought in Sudan
• 2 years agoSudan, which has descended into chaos with fierce fighting between rival generals, has lived through multiple civil wars since winning independence from Britain and Egypt in 1956
UN chief appeals to Sudan's warring factions to observe ceasefire over Eid al-Fitr holiday
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe fiercest battles between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been around Khartoum - one of Africa's largest urban areas - and in Darfur, still scarred by a long conflict that ended three years ago
Sudan set to officiate deal for transition to civilian rule on Saturday even as concerns remain over justice for slain protesters
• 6 years agoSudan's military rulers and protest leaders on Saturday are scheduled to sign a landmark deal reached after a bloody uprising which is meant to pave the way for civilian rule
UN peacekeeping mission employee in war-torn Darfur arrested for sexually abusing minor
• 7 years agoA Sudanese civilian employee of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in war-torn Darfur has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a minor.
United Nations buckles to US pressure, cuts nearly $600 million from peacekeeping budget
• 8 years agoA deal on cutting nearly $600 million from the UN peacekeeping budget was reached following weeks of negotiations over US demands for sharp cost reductions.
Sudan president Omar al-Bashir will not attend Saudi summit with Donald Trump
• 8 years agoCairo: Sudan's state news agency says Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, will not attend the Islamic Summit in Saudi Arabia where US president Donald Trump is the guest of honour.
US envoy targeting UN peacekeeping for reform, diplomats say
• 8 years agoUnited Nations: Nikki Haley, in her first week as US ambassador, has made reform of the United Nations' far-flung peacekeeping operations a top priority, diplomats said. The missions cost nearly USD 8 billion a year and Haley said in her Senate confirmation hearing last month that she wants to look at all 16 to see which are succeeding in maintaining peace and which aren't.
South Africa's withdrawal from International Criminal Court could spark a domino effect
• 8 years agoSouth Africa announced Friday that it would withdraw from the International Criminal Court, dealing a major blow to a troubled institution set up to try the world's worst crimes.
Sudanese refugee who walked through Channel Tunnel walks free after nine months
• 9 years agoA Sudanese man who walked through the Channel Tunnel last year in an extreme example of the desperate measures some refugees are prepared to take to reach Britain, was sentenced to nine months' jail on Wednesday but will walk free because of the time he has already spent in detention.
Sudan's 13-year conflict rages on: UN says 138,000 people displaced in new fighting in Darfur
• 9 years agoAn escalation in fighting in Darfur has forced 138,000 people to flee their homes since mid-January and there is no end in sight to the 13-year conflict in Sudan's vast western region, the UN peacekeeping chief said Wednesday