UNAMID relocates new headquarters in Zalingei
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) on Tuesday officially relocated its head office from North to [...] Full text...
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Sudan Govt, rebels sign pre-negotiation agreement
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and Darfur rebel organizations, the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) of Minni Menawe and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) [...] Full text...
Sudanese president Bashir says war in Darfur is 'a question of the past'
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The people of Darfur have left conflicts behind, as they have tasted the bitterness of war and learned their lessons, Sudanese [...] Full text...
Pro-Sudan gov't militia vows to 'liberate' Jebel Marra from rebels
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Commander of the Sudanese pro-government Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has vowed that his forces will [...] Full text...
UN says Inter-communal tensions still high despite improved security
New York, US (PANA) - While security has improved in Darfur, inter-communal tensions in the conflict-plagued region of Sudan are still high, with clashes over [...] Full text...
UN officials urge support as Darfur attempts to ‘turn the page’ from conflict to peace
New York, US (PANA) - Stating that while the Darfur region of Sudan, which for years was torn by strife and displacement, is now increasingly [...] Full text...
Rights group warns against downsizing UN mission in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - International human rights group, Amnesty International, has warned against downsizing the United Nations mission in Darfur, Sudan, saying that is not [...] Full text...
IDP gather at the vicinity of the newly established UNAMID base
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has complained that hundreds of civilians, mostly children and women, have fled [...] Full text...
Troika threatens sanctions if warring parties fail to end conflict in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A coalition of western countries, known as the Troika, has threatened to impose sanctions on warring parties in Darfur region of [...] Full text...
UN’s planned cuts to Darfur Mission risk rights protection - Human Rights Watch
New York, US (PANA) – A human rights group has urged the United Nations Security Council to ensure that its peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur [...] Full text...
Peacekeeping operations on the ground in Darfur ‘must change’, urges UN official
New York, US (PANA) - The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur “must change” in accordance with the shifting realities on the ground, the [...] Full text...
‘Durable solutions’ needed for durable peace in Darfur, UN envoy tells Security Council
New York, US (PANA) - The overall security situation in Sudan’s Darfur region “remains calm”, despite continuing low-level skirmishes, a top United Nations envoy said [...] Full text...
Bashir says peace achieved in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) — President Omar Bashir of Sudan has declared that peace and stability have been achieved in Darfur region and will be reached [...] Full text...
UN envoy urges hold-out armed groups to sign accord for durable peace in Darfur
New York, UN (PANA) - While the security situation in Sudan’s Darfur region remained stable, the causes of the conflict – and their related consequences [...] Full text...
UN Security Council stresses need for 'sustainable solutions' for millions displaced in Darfur
New York, US (PANA) – Despite improvements in the security and humanitarian situation in Darfur, continued challenges remain, the United Nations Security Council has said, [...] Full text...
Displacement slows in Darfur but returns remain difficult - Lacroix
New York, US (PANA) – Despite some recent voluntary returns among those displaced in Sudan's Darfur region, lack of security, services and sustainable livelihoods in [...] Full text...
UN report urges Sudan to address plight of millions of IPDs in Darfur
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations human rights office has called on the Government of Sudan to pursue effective, transparent and durable policies to [...] Full text...
UNAMID calls for collaborative approach to Darfur weapons collection in IDP camps
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN African Union Peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has again called on the Sudanese government to avoid forceful entries [...] Full text...
Darfur UN peacekeepers hand over 11 sites to Sudan Government
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMD) has handed over 11 team sites across Sudan's Darfur region to the [...] Full text...
Sudan: 5 persons killed, many injured in clashes over Bashir's visit to IDP Camp in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Two more persons were killed on Saturday in a displaced persons camp in Darfur which Sudanese President Omar Bashir visited on [...] Full text...
Sudan: AU-UN mission in Darfur urges restraint after clashes at camp for displaced persons
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur on Friday urged “the utmost restraint” by all parties after clashes between [...] Full text...
Sudan: Bashir in Kalema IDP camp, pledges to resolve challenges facing them
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – President Omar Bashir of Sudan on Friday paid visited the largest camp for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur, the [...] Full text...
US: Arms proliferation continues in Darfur, but area largely calm - UN official
New York, US (PANA) – The situation in Darfur, in Sudan, has been largely calm in recent months, but there is continued violence fuelled by [...] Full text...
Sudan: Khartoum welcomes reduction in number of UNAMID personnel
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has welcomed a resolution by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) cutting down the number of military and [...] Full text...
Sudan: US charge d'affaires in Khartoum visits North Darfur State
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Charge d'Affaires of the United States of America in Khartoum, Steven Koutsis, has concluded a four-day visit to North Darfur [...] Full text...
US: Security Council briefed on proposal to reduce number of AU-UN troops in Darfur
New York, US (PANA) – The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are proposing 44 per cent and 30 per cent reductions in their [...] Full text...
US: ICC prosecutor slams ‘pervading toxic culture of impunity’ in Darfur conflict
New York, US (PANA) – The Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court has reiterated her call for States to arrest and surrender the suspects of [...] Full text...
Sudan: EU, Troika call on Sudanese gov't, rebel forces to renegotiate peace
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A group of leading western countries have called on the Sudanese government and the rebels in Darfur to return to stop [...] Full text...
Sudan: Government forces beat back Darfur rebels
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Saturday repulsed attacks by Darfur rebels entering North [...] Full text...
Sudan: Joint UN-Sudan mission visits Sortony IDP site, North Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC) in Sudan, Ms. Marta Ruedas, and the Commissioner General of Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid [...] Full text...
Sudan: Eight persons killed, 18 wounded in tribal clashes
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least eight persons were killed and 18 others injured in clashes between Salamat and Habbaniyah Arab tribes in South Darfur [...] Full text...
US: Sudan, AU, UN discuss Darfur exit strategy
New York, US (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are actively discussing with the Government of Sudan how best to configure [...] Full text...
Sudan: Army officer killed, others wounded in fighting with outlaws in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An officer of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Lt. Abdulla al-Tayeb Abdulla, was killed and many others, including a Lieutenant Colonel, [...] Full text...
Sudan: Three policemen killed, two wounded by unidentified gunmen in North Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Three policemen have been shot dead and two others wounded on Thursday in the first attack of its kind in many [...] Full text...
US: Amnesty Int'l to launch new report on Darfur war crimes 29 September
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, will on 29 September in New York, US, launch a new report exposing war crimes [...] Full text...
Sudan: Sudanese celebrate implementation of Doha peace deal for Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Chad, Central African Republic and Qatar heads of state were among leaders who attended a gathering in Darfur on Wednesday at [...] Full text...
Sudan: Partners launch initiative to strengthen peace, dialogue in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union (EU), United Nations and their local partners have launched an initiative that seeks peace in Darfur through working [...] Full text...
Sudan: Sudan to mark full implementation of DDPD
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Idris Debby of Chad will visit the Sudan shortly to take part in celebrations marking the full implementation of the [...] Full text...
UN: UN official says 'little progress' made on Darfur conflict resolution
New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Herve Ladsous, said little progress has been made in finding a viable political solution [...] Full text...
UN: UN, AU chiefs condemn deadly violence at IDP camp in North Darfur
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission,
Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on
Thursday jointly [...] Full text...
Sudan: UN says 6 displaced civilians, including 2 children, killed in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday said six displaced civilians, including two children, have been shot dead by armed local tribesmen, who [...] Full text...
Khartoum: UNAMID urges restraint over recent violence in East Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Wednesday
expressed deep concern over recent development in East Darfur state and called
for [...] Full text...
Sudan: Sudan, UN, AU agree on smooth UNAMID exit from Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan, UN and African Union (AU) on Monday in Khartoum
agreed on a smooth and phased exit of the UN/AU Mission in [...] Full text...
US: US expresses 'serious concern' about Darfur referendum
Washington, US (APAN) - The United States has expressed "serious concern" regarding the Government of Sudan’s plans to conduct a referendum from 11-13 April over [...] Full text...
UN: UN official says political progress to end Darfur conflict remains elusive
New York, US (PANA) - Intensified fighting since January has resulted in a rapidly worsening security situation and large-scale displacement in Sudan’s Darfur region, UN [...] Full text...
Sudan: IDPs from Jebel Mara reach 110,000, agencies provide assistance
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 [...] Full text...
Sudan:UNAMID reports growing number of displaced persons in North, Central Darfur
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 [...] Full text...
UN: UN peacekeeping chief says resolving Darfur conflict still in doldrums
New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of renewed military confrontation, the political
process to resolve the conflict in Darfur through dialogue remains fragmented with [...] Full text...
Sudan: 14 killed in recent regional clash in West Darfur, situation now under control
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 14 people were killed and 19 others, including 6 policemen, were injured in Genaina, capital of west Darfur state, [...] Full text...
UN: UNAMID calls for restraint in West Darfur as tension rises
New York, US (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Tuesday expressed
concern over continued tension in El Geneina town and around Mouli [...] Full text...