Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Friday reaffirmed his refusal to allow U.N. peacekeeping troops in the Darfur region of the country.
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.
The African Union will boost its presence in Sudan's Darfur region by an additional 4,000 troops, a spokesman for the organization said.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton discusses the controversial statements made at this week's meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, Iran's nuclear ambitions and the crisis in Darfur.
Sudan said African Union troops may stay in the country but not under United Nations control. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer talks about Khartoum's rejection of a U.N. force and attempts to forge a compromise.
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.
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.
Refugees International visited several camps in Darfur, Sudan, where fighting between the government and rebel groups has forced at least 25,000 more people to flee their homes and enter the camps. Ken Bacon, President of Refugees International, talks about the…
Somalia's interim government and the rival Islamic Courts Movement vowed to end fighting and work toward peace in an agreement signed Thursday in the two groups' first ever high-level talks.
Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, who resigned from his post at the State Department Monday to work for Goldman Sachs, recounts his peacekeeping efforts in Darfur and experiences in other international arenas.
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