Jun 01 Deadline Passes in Darfur Without All Rebels Signing Peace Deal By PBS News Hour The chairman of the African Union Commission expressed "deep regret" Thursday that two prominent rebel groups in Darfur had declined to sign a peace agreement before the May 31 deadline. Continue reading
May 15 Watch Chinese Investment Sparks Economic Boom in Sudan With a 40 percent stake in Sudan's oil industry, China has become Sudan's largest investor, financing part of a major economic boom and in exchange exporting one-third of the resource-rich African nation's oil output. Margaret Warner reports from Khartoum about… Continue watching
May 12 Watch Darfur Deal Faces Uncertain Future Described as the last best hope for Darfur, the region's peace settlement is thrown into question by officials who worry over Sudan's instability and refugees who have little faith in the government. Margaret Warner reports from Sudan on the obstacles… Continue watching
May 09 Watch U.N. Humanitarian Chief Pleads with Sudan to Allow Aid to Darfur In Khartoum, U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland pleaded with the Sudanese government to allow aid to go to the devastated Darfur region. Margaret Warner reports from Sudan on the humanitarian efforts on the ground. Continue watching
May 08 Watch U.N. Envoy Forced to Leave Darfur Camp U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland was forced to leave a refugee camp in Darfur Monday when protesters turned violent. Continue watching
May 08 Watch U.S. Negotiator Robert Zoellick Returns from Darfur Peace Talks Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick recently returned from Africa, where he helped negotiate a peace agreement between the Sudanese government and a faction of Darfur's largest rebel group. Zoellick outlines the main points of the agreement and the Bush… Continue watching
May 05 Sudan, Main Darfur Rebel Group Agree to Peace Deal By PBS News Hour The government of Sudan and the largest rebel group fighting for independence in the restive region of Darfur agreed to a peace deal Friday, but two smaller rebel factions refused to sign-on to the accord. Continue reading
May 04 Watch U.N. Secretary-general Kofi Annan Discusses Darfur and Iran’s Nuclear Threat United Nations Secretary-general Kofi Annan discusses challenges facing his organization including the ongoing crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, Iran's nuclear ambitions and the U.N.'s relationship with the United States. Continue watching
May 02 U.S. and UK Diplomats Enter Darfur Talks as Deadline Slips By PBS News Hour In an effort to forge an agreement between the Sudanese government and rebels, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick traveled to the Nigerian capital of Abuja to help facilitate peace talks that continued past the midnight deadline. Continue reading
Apr 25 China-Sudan Trade Relations Complicate Darfur Crisis By PBS News Hour When Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the White House last week, among other things, President Bush urged Hu to cooperate with the U.S. government in its effort to end the ongoing crisis in Sudan's Darfur region. Continue reading