Darfur

African Union to Transition to U.N. Force in Darfur

By PBS News Hour

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday the African Union will transform its peacekeeping mission in Sudan's western region of Darfur into a U.N. force.

U.N. Scales Back Darfur Effort Fearing Rebel Violence At Chad Border

By PBS News Hour

United Nations officials announced the withdrawal of its staff working in the war-ravaged western Sudan region of Darfur on Thursday, following increased fears of violence between rebels at the Chad border.

Sides Resume Peace Talks As Violence Continues in Darfur

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Efforts to end the two-and-a half year conflict in Darfur, Sudan that has claimed more than 200,000 lives and displaced two million people opened a new chapter Tuesday as the opposing sides entered the seventh round of peace talks in…

Violent Clashes in Sudan Threaten Darfur Peace Talks

By PBS News Hour

A surge in violence between rebel groups and the Sudanese army in Sudan's western Darfur region is threatening to derail peace talks in the Nigerian capital of Abuja and putting a shaky cease-fire in peril.

International Criminal Court Initiates Darfur Probe

By PBS News Hour

The International Criminal Court on Monday announced the launch of a formal investigation into war crimes committed in the ongoing conflict between Arab militias and rebel fighters in Sudan's Darfur region.

Sudan Disputes U.N. Resolution on Darfur

By PBS News Hour

Sudan on Friday called a U.N. resolution referring Sudanese war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court "unfair, ill-advised and narrow-minded" and did not say whether it would comply, Reuters reported.

Peace Talks Over Darfur Crisis Falter

By PBS News Hour

The latest round of peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels were suspended until January due to ceasefire violations, African Union mediators said this week.

Sudan, Darfur Rebels Sign ‘Landmark’ Peace Deal

The Sudanese government and Darfur rebel groups signed new security and humanitarian accords Tuesday aimed at ending violence in the troubled region and guaranteeing aid groups access to 1.6 million refugees displaced by the conflict.

Death Toll in Sudan’s Darfur Conflict Climbs to 70,000

The number of dead resulting from the crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region since March has topped 70,000, the United Nation's chief health official said Friday.

Fighting Continues in Darfur As U.N. Threatens Sanctions

Clashes between the Sudanese army and rebel forces in the western Darfur region continued Monday, despite a new U.N. resolution threatening oil sanctions if the Sudanese government does not stop the mass violence in the region.