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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.

Riots Follow Death of Sudanese Vice President

By PBS News Hour

Riots broke out in the Sudanese capital Monday after the country's newly installed vice president, who joined the government after agreeing to a peace deal that ended more than two decades of civil war, was killed in a helicopter crash.

Sudan's Government, Rebels Reach Tentative Peace Deal

By PBS News Hour

Representatives of the Sudanese government and rebel groups fighting government forces signed a declaration of principles Tuesday in a tentative deal aimed at bringing peace to the war-ravaged Darfur region of the East African nation.

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.

U.N. Report Refers Sudanese War Crimes to International Criminal Court

By PBS News Hour

Rebel leaders and officials of the Sudanese government are criticizing a report released Monday by the United Nations that accuses the government and members of the country's two main rebel groups of widespread atrocities and crimes against humanity.

World Leaders Hail Sudanese Peace Deal, Warn of Challenges

By PBS News Hour

Leaders from across Africa attended a signing ceremony in Kenya Sunday of a comprehensive peace agreement formally ending more than 20 years of civil war between the Sudanese government and the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army.

Sudan, Rebel Leaders Commit to Peace At U.N. Meeting

The government of Sudan and rebel leaders pledged again Friday to end a 21-year civil war, this time making the commitment before the U.N. Security Council holding a special meeting in Africa.

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.

Sudanese Forces Surround Refugee Camps, Deny Aid Agencies Access

The Sudanese army and police on Tuesday surrounded several refugee camps in the war-torn region of Darfur, blocking access to humanitarian groups, United Nations officials said.