Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- United Nations agencies operating in Darfur are calling fo r urgent action to avert a potential food crisis this year in the war-wracked Su d anese region resulting from ongoing insecurity, a bad harvest and rising food pr i ces. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt has been called upon to send more peacekeepers to Su dan's troubled Darfur region. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Residents of the war-wracked Darfur region in wes tern Sudan want peace as soon as is feasible, according to Salim Ahmed Salim, th e African Union (AU) Special Envoy to the region. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – A top official of the joint United Nations--African Union p eacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has called on Darfurians to stop fighting and seek the path of peace. Full text...

El Fasher- North Darfur (PANA) -- UN/AU peacekeeping forces (UNAMID) on Friday ai rlifted wounded civilians, following Sudan Air Force (SAF) attacks on Umm Sidir i n North Darfur. Full text...

El Fasher- Sudan (PANA) -- UNAMID Sunday reacted to the murder of Mohammed Makki El Rasheed, a truck driver working for United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) , stating that it was "deeply shocked and profoundly disturbed" by the "cold-bloo d ed murder. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – As another driver delivering- relief aid to Darfur is shot dead, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has called on Sudan and all s takeholders to ensure the safety of aid workers. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The United Nations and African Union envoys heading intern ational efforts to resolve the Darfur conflict travelled to the town of Juba on W ednesday for talks with the former southern Sudanese rebels as they seek to brin g new momentum to the stalled political process. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The United Nations and African Union envoys heading intern ational efforts to resolve the Darfur conflict travelled to the town of Juba on W ednesday for talks with the former southern Sudanese rebels as they seek to brin g new momentum to the stalled political process. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The rape of women and girls in Sudan's Darfur region has continued to worsen, committed by the government forces and militia groups patr o lling the war-scarred region, an international human rights lobby group said on M onday. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Attacks against aid workers in western Sudan have reached unprecedented levels, jeopardizing vital relief operations in the war-wracked Da r fur region, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Wed n esday. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) says it is shocked and sad at the murder of three drivers of trucks contracted by the United Nations agency in Sudan in two separate incidents over the past three days. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Improving the relationship between Sudan and Chad is crucial to achieving a durable solution to the conflict wracking Darfur, the United Nations and African Union envoys said on Tuesday after wrapping up two days of consultations in Geneva with key members of the international community. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- A few days after the United Nations World Food Programme ( WFP) warned its air transports for aid workers in war-ravaged Darfur could be gr o unded for lack of funds, an organization of Hollywood celebrities has provided t h e first donation of the year to keep it running. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The United Nations and African Union envoys spearheading e fforts to bring peace to Sudan's war-wracked Darfur region will hold informal co n sultations early next week with regional partners and international observers in a bid to find new momentum for the political process. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned t hat banditry is hindering the delivery of vital food aid on the ground in Sudan' s war-ravaged Darfur region, but limited funding could ground the air transport s e rvice it runs. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Sudanese Government military forces and Darfur's rebel mov ements have both committed human rights abuses in the war-wracked region, carryi n g out killings, acts of sexual violence, looting, destruction of property, arbit r ary arrests and forced displacement, an independent United Nations envoy has sai d . Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and the United Nations--African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Saturday signed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) in Khartoum which, among other things, provides the legal framework within which UNAMID will operate. Full text...

El Fasher- Sudan (PANA) -- The United Nations (UN)-African Union (AU) Joint Speci al Representative (JSR) for Darfur, Mr. Full text...

Al Fasher- Sudan (PANA) -- The Government of Sudan on Thursday released eight Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) detainees in El Fasher. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The Sudanese Ambassador to Egypt, Abdel Moneim Mabrouk, Th ursday commended Cairo's efforts to bring peace and stability in Darfur, PANA re p orts Friday, quoting the semi-official MENA news agency. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The Sudanese Ambassador to Egypt, Abdel Moneim Mabrouk, Th ursday commended Cairo's efforts to bring peace and stability in Darfur, PANA re p orts Friday, quoting the semi-official MENA news agency. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The Sudanese ambassador in Egypt on Thursday commended Cai ro's efforts to restore peace and stability in Sudan. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The Sudanese ambassador in Egypt on Thursday commended Cai ro's efforts to restore peace and stability in Sudan. Full text...

Alfashir- Sudan (PANA) -- The United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Monday, 31 December, 2007, formally took over from the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) in a brief but colourful ceremony held here. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) will formally take over from the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) on Monday, at a ceremony at the new mission's headquarters in El Fasher. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Alpha O umar Konare has urged the Sudanese authorities to facilitate the deployment of t r oops for the UN/AU Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and stressed the need for all people involved to find a political solution to the bloody conflict in the region. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- The UN has approved a budget of 1. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The French authorities have decided to allow Abdul Wahid Nour, leader of the rebel Sudanese Liberation Movement (MLS), to remain in France for another three months, a spokesman of the French ministry of foreign affairs, Mrs Pascale Andréani, announced on Monday in Paris. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- The AU-UN Joint Special Representative and AMIS Head of Mission, Mr. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- The foreign minister of Egypt, Ahmed Abulgait has said his country is ready to send a military force to keep the peace in Darfur, Sudan, as requested by the United Nations. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- The Sudanese government has expressed doubts about t he impartiality of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) in mediating w ith the Darfurian rebels. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The US has condemned recent threats of violence by some Darfur rebel leaders against Chinese engineers in Sudan, who are serving as part of the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) – Mediators in the Darfur pe-ace talks in Sirte, Libya, hav e continued to struggle to bring on board the two rebel groups shunning the talk s , which opened 27 October, PANA reported. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- African Union (AU) Special Envoy to Darfur, Salim Ahmed Salim, has urged all parties to the Darfur crisis to come on board f o r peace talks to succeed, saying there is also need for a greater coalition of r e bel movements so they can present a strong position to the Sudanese government. Full text...

New York- UN (PANA) -- The planned deployment of the UN-AU hybrid force to Su dan’s western Darfur region may be delayed due to lack of offers by member state s for key military ground transport and aviation units, a senior UN official said Thursday. Full text...

Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- African Union and United Nations Special Envoys for Darfur, Salim Ahmed Salim and Jan Eliasson, will meet representatives of regional partners of the Darfur peace process in Asmara, Eritrea, on Wednesday to take stock of the on-going process and discuss the way forward, a press communiqué from the Joint AU-UN Mediation Support Team said. Full text...

of Darfur talks Darfur- Sudan (PANA) – United Na-tions and African Union officials have been meeting various rebel groups in Darfur throughout November to build consensus ahead of the third round of peace talks taking place in the Libyan city of Sirte, the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) information office in Darfur said on Monday It said UN and AU officials had been holding consultations and workshops with and among rebel groups before the third round of talks in which "full talks" were scheduled to take place early December. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The AU and UN envoys to Darfur have hailed Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi for his role in restoring peace to Sudan's western Darfur region, wrecked by four years of conflict that has claimed an estimated 200,000 lives and displaced over 2 million people In a statement issued here at the weekend, Salim Ahmed Salim and Jan Eliason also reaffirmed the support of the AU and the UN for the efforts which, they said, proved Libya's commitment to peace in Darfur. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Sudan's chief delegate to the Darfur peace talks in Sirte, Libya, Dr. Full text...

New York- UN (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says only political dialogue and inclusive consultations would ensure "a viable, sustainable and comprehensive solution to the crisis in Darfur". Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) --The African Union and the United Nations peace envoys to the Darfur peace talks which kicked off in Sirte, Libya, Saturday, have expressed optimism a political solution to the conflict was within reach and called for unity among the rebels. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- An International Non-Governmental Organisation, Africa Action, Thursday called on the United States of America to "redouble its diplomatic efforts to secure the immediate deployment of a UN-led peace-keeping force to protect the people of Darfur". Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The cooperation of the Sudanese authorities is vital for a speedy and effective deployment of the AU/UN Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), according to the mission's chief of operation, Gen. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) ceasefire monitoring team in Darfur has confirmed no helicopter gunship was used in recent violence in the volatile region, but warned against attacks against civilians. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The chairman of the Federation of African Workers in France (FEATF), Sidi Guèye, has said the portrayal of the humanitarian situation in the Sudan's western Darfur region "did not match the realities (on the ground)". Full text...

New York- UN (PANA) -- The AU/UN hybrid force for Sudan's western Darfur region has "shortfalls in several key aviation and ground transport capacities'', according to UN Assistant Secretary-General Jane Lute. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Angered at the death of seven Nigerian soldiers serving in the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) at the weekend, Nigeria's upper Senate has summoned the Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria to explain the circumstances leading to the death of the African peace keepers. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) on Tuesday warned unrestrained rebel groups in the conflict-torn Darfur region of western Sudan that they have nothing to gain by attacking units of the African peacekeeping force in the region. Full text...

New York- UN (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned "in the strongest possible terms'' a deadly weekend attack on African Union (AU) peacekeepers in Darfur. Full text...