Oct 01 AU Peacekeepers Killed in Rebel Attack in Darfur By Admin, PBS News Hour At least 10 African Union peacekeepers were killed and more than 20 declared missing after rebels overran their base in northern Darfur over the weekend, in the worst attack on AU forces since they were deployed in 2004. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch U.N.-AU Peacekeepers Face Challenges in Darfur The U.N. Security Council authorized a 26,000-member peacekeeping force in the Darfur region of Sudan. Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations and a Darfur advocate discuss the conflict-ridden region. Continue watching
May 29 Watch President Bush Levies New Sanctions Against Sudan In an attempt to help end the bloodshed in Darfur, President Bush announced new U.S. sanctions Tuesday that targeted the oil industry and Sudanese individuals involved in the region's violence. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte provides details. Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Negroponte Outlines Latest Efforts to Deal with Darfur Crisis An estimated 200,000 people have died in the fighting in Darfur, Sudan. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, who recently returned from a tour of the region, discusses the newest political and diplomatic efforts to mitigate the violence. Continue watching
Apr 18 U.S. Warns of New Sanctions Against Sudan if Darfur Violence Continues By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush said Wednesday the United States would seek to tighten economic sanctions and impose new ones on the Sudanese government if it does not take firm steps to end the fighting in Darfur. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Fighting in Western Sudan Spreads to Neighboring Chad The fighting in Darfur in western Sudan has spread to neighboring Chad, where the United Nations says hundreds have been killed and villages burned. Independent Television News reports on the tension between the two countries. Continue watching
Nov 03 Sudanese President Refuses to Allow U.N. Peacekeeping Troops By Admin, PBS News Hour Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Friday reaffirmed his refusal to allow U.N. peacekeeping troops in the Darfur region of the country. Continue reading
Oct 23 Sudan Expels Top U.N. Official After Critical Web Posting By Admin, PBS News Hour The United Nations envoy to Sudan prepared to leave the troubled nation Monday after the Sudanese government ordered him to leave over comments made on his Web site critical of the country's army. Continue reading
Aug 31 U.N. Approves Peacekeeping Force in Darfur, Despite Sudan Opposition By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.N. Security Council approved Thursday the future deployment of more than 20,000 peacekeeping troops to Sudan's troubled Darfur region, despite opposition from the Khartoum government. Continue reading
Aug 24 Top U.S. Diplomat to Lobby Sudan for U.N. Darfur Force By Admin, PBS News Hour Calling an end to genocide in Darfur one of its top priorities, the State Department announced Thursday that it would send one of its top diplomats to Sudan to try to convince the African nation to allow a peacekeeping force. Continue reading