Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons fleeing the latest fighting in Darfur's Jebel Mara that began last January, have reached 110,273 with 95% of them (close to 105,000) taking refuge in North Darfur, Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on the Government of Sudan to fully cooperate with the AU-UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and facilitate its freedom of movement in view of the increased in fighting in the restive western region of the country.Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma’s announcement on Wednesday that he had decided to withdraw the 800-odd South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops from the hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan, has raised doubt that South Africa could be retreating before the war is over.Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday said it was able to forward Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN-AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur said Wednesday the number of civilians seeking refuge within the vicinity of its site in North Darfur has increased by over 50 percent in just a day. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of renewed military confrontation, the politicalFull text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 14 people were killed and 19 others, including 6 policemen, were injured in Genaina, capital of west Darfur state, when angry villagers stormed a number of local government buildings. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Tuesday expressed Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government says it has received an invitation from the African Union (AU) for an informal meeting with the rebel movements of Darfur in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on a date yet to be fixed. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has chided the UN Security Council for its "empty promises" to bring Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir to trial for atrocities in Darfur, even as his victims cry out for justice amid indiscriminate killings and mass rape.Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Insufficient food, shelter, health services are among the top challenges displaced people face in Central Darfur, the United Nations relief wing warned Thursday in a latest humanitarian update on the situation in Sudan. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet on Wednesday warned of an "unpredictable" political and security situation in Sudan's Darfur region. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) has belittled the influence of rebel movements on the ground, describing their conditions for participation in the forthcoming national dialogue conference as a decampment from basic issues.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned Sunday's attack against peacekeepers of the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in which one South African peacekeeper died and four others were wounded. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The African Union–United Nations Mission in Darfur on Friday expressed deep concern over reports of escalating tensions and confrontations between the Reizegat and the Habaniya ethnic communities in South Darfur. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Thursday expressed deep concern over reports of escalating tensions and confrontations between the Reizegat and the Habaniya tribes in Al Sunta, about 150 km south-east of Nyala in South Darfur. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Expressing deep concern at the serious deterioration in the security situation in Darfur, the UN Security Council on Monday decided to extend for one year, until 30 June 2016, the mandate of the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir has issued a decree extending the mandate of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) for one year with effect from 15 July 2015. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in Darfur is very serious, marked by Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has confirmed Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Herve Ladsous, says the security and humanitarian situations in Sudan's Darfur region have "significantly deteriorated" in 2014, with no less than 450,000 new displacements.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says some 41,000 people have been forced to flee conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, so far this year.Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of civilians, mostly women and children, have fled their villages following fighting between government forces and armed movements last month in North Darfur, the restive western Sudan region, the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said Friday.Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Head of Delegation of the European Union to Sudan, Tomas Ulicny, has underlined the need for all Sudanese parties to commit themselves to the implementation of the Darfur peace agreement, signed five years ago in Doha, Qatar. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) has stated that its institutions will not be affected by the current differences within the ranks of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) from which the DRA was formed.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that it has received reports of significant civilian displacement in Sudan's North Darfur and South Darfur states. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A guard with the West Darfur Governor was killed and another wounded over a dispute that erupted within the ranks of the former rebel Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM). Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese government has re-emphasised its stand that its negotiations with rebel movements in the restive Darfur region should focus on striking a ceasefire deal only.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, says the UN Security Council must rethink its approach to the deteriorating crisis in Sudan's Darfur region and fully pursue those individuals deemed responsible for atrocities.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous on Thursday said the situation in Sudan's Darfur region remains precarious, with intermittent clashes, inter-communal violence and a dire humanitarian crisis. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has launched a campaign Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 30 university students hailing from the restive region of Darfur have been dismissed and two others suspended after the student community at Bahri University in Khartoum on Saturday protested an increase in study fees, a university spokesman said Sunday. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfuri rebel movements, which did not sign the Doha peace agreement, began Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - As it continues its investigations into the mass rape of 200 women and Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed concern over allegations of Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has criticised UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for questioning an initial UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) report that there was no evidence of mass rape, allegedly committed by Sudanese soldiers, in a remote Darfurian village.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is deeply troubled about persistent allegations of mass rape in Tabit, North Darfur, and urged Sudanese government Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - After being granted access on Sunday to investigate allegations of the mass rape of 200 women and girls in a town in North Darfur, Sudan, the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has said that its team found no evidence confirming the claims and received no information regarding the purported acts. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union (EU) says following its field visit to Darfur, it has come to a conclusion that no military solution will work in Darfur. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has expressed its "deep Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Thursday expressed Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - African Union-UN Special Representative for Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, says although fighting between Sudanese government forces and armed movements ebbed considerably during the past months, inter-communal violence and acts of banditry continue to be a challenge for the people of Darfur.Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) has rated the performance of the UN African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) as poor.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Trial Chamber IV of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday scheduled the opening of the trial of Mr. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain on 18 November 2014, for three charges of war crimes allegedly committed in Darfur, Sudan.Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Darfur Internal Dialogue and Consultation (DIDC) Implementation Committee was launched on Monday at a ceremony hosted by the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in Al-Fashir, North Darfur. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed the arrival of a ship carrying 47,250 metric tons of sorghum - enough food to feed 1.7 million people for three months in Sudan's Darfur region - donated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the UN agency said in a statement received by PANA in Khartoum Tuesday.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous has called for more international support for the Darfur peace process, following stepped-up rebel attacks, clashes fuelled by local political rivalries and mass displacement sparked by the abuses of a pro-government militia. Full text...

New York,US (PANA) - The Trial Chamber IV of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday decided to vacate the date of 5 May 2014, initially scheduled for the opening of the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain, on alleged war crimes committed in Sudan's Darfur region. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese army said Tuesday that 75 rebel soldiers and four government troops were killed in recent fighting in the country's North Darfur state. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Wednesday called on the US Administration to reverse its position regarding the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), which calls for an alternative forum for peace in Darfur. Full text...