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AllAfrica News: Sudan
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AllAfrica News: Sudan
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Humanitarian Response to New Arrivals in West Darfur IDP Camp
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003100928.html
Desc: On 9 March, UNAMID, collaborating with other humanitarian agencies, conducted a mission to Taiba Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, about 40 km north of Zalingei, West Darfur. More than 600 people, mainly women, children and elderly persons, have fled inter-tribal fighting in Khorramla village, east of Zalingei.

Country Needs Fair Polls
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003100010.html
Desc: Regional Heads of State and Government meeting in Nairobi yesterday asked Sudan to ensure that the forthcoming elections are free and fair.

Intellectuals Express Admiration at Peace And Stability
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003100723.html
Desc: A Sudanese intellectual who conducted a visit to the Northern Red Sea region heading a group of students from Khartoum University said that the development programs being implemented through the Eritrean people's internal capacity fully attests to their steadfastness and dedication.

Unlike Previous Efforts, the Deby-Bashir Deal is Promising
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003081298.html
Desc: First, the scene was not outside the two countries' borders, but in Khartoum.

NFF Mourns Ex U-23 Star, Idahor
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003090571.html
Desc: The Nigeria Football Federationn has expressed shock and sadness at the death of ex -Nigeria U-23 team player Endurance Idahor in Sudan.

NFF Mourns Endurance
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003090521.html
Desc: The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed shock and sadness at the death of ex-Nigeria Under-23 team player Endurance Idahor in Sudan.

Missing Peacekeepers Found After Darfur Attack
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003080017.html
Desc: Two peacekeepers who were missing after an attack on an African Union-United Nations patrol in Darfur have made a safe return with the assistance of the local population, the joint mission reported today.

Fighters Ambush Darfur Peacekeepers
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003070014.html
Desc: A search is underway for two peacekeepers missing after an ambush on a joint African Union-United Nations patrol in an area of Darfur that has been the scene of recent clashes.

"Reflections on International Women's Day"
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003081793.html
Desc: The following is among the postings by U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration as he travels and works in his capacity as special envoy.

Fighters Attack Darfur Peacekeepers
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003070011.html
Desc: Following reports of armed clashes in the Jebel Marra region of South Darfur which indicated the possibility of casualties and displacement of civilian population, on 5 March UNAMID launched an assessment patrol to Deribat, the largest locality in the area, to evaluate the security and humanitarian situation there and to pave the way for the provision of humanitarian emergency relief. The patrol was composed of Force Protection elements, Military Observers and UNAMID Police.

Kigali Talks Seek Ways to Back Sudan in Upcoming Elections
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003081350.html
Desc: A retreat of special representatives of the African Union and the United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur has agreed that the conflict in Darfur must be addressed in a more holistic manner in order to prevent it from interfering with Sudan's April elections.

How U.S. Envoy Enabled a New Level of Diplomacy in War- Ravaged Darfur
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003081311.html
Desc: In April last year, just two weeks after President Barack Obama appointed him the US Special Envoy to Sudan, Scott Gration arrived in the country for his maiden tour in that capacity.

Humanitarian Response for Areas Affected by Recent Clashes in Darfur
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003081243.html
Desc: According to UNAMID military and the Mission's humanitarian liaison office and the humanitarian community, the security situation in the area of Jabel Marra, west Darfur, has remained uncertain. Clashes have caused displacements to a number of villages and internally displaced persons (IDP) settlements, mainly Nertiti, Guldo and Thur, in West Darfur.

No Darfur Disaster, One Year After NGOs Expelled, UN Says
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003081225.html
Desc: One year after 13 international aid agencies were expelled from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, thousands of people survive on assistance distributed by Sudanese groups as a humanitarian catastrophe was averted.

Cardinal Calls for Wise Voting During Elections
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003081221.html
Desc: The Catholic Archbishop of Khartoum, Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako is urging Christians who are eligible, to "vote wisely" during the forthcoming general elections slated for April this year, in order to bring about a "robust change" in the Sudan.

Sudan Joins Intercity Race
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003080748.html
Desc: East African sporting continues to win more members annually. The intercity basketball championship, which was originally a Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania affair, has already attracted members from Indian Ocean, Southern and Central Africa according to Simon Msoffe, the President of the Intercity Basketball Federation. This year according to Msoffe, Sudanese capital Khartoum has joined a band wagon to make a maiden appearance in the Inter-cities basketball Championship.

UN Fails to Enforce Sanctions
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003051026.html
Desc: There have been "major and frequent" violations of the U.N. Security Council arms embargo imposed against Sudan in 2005, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice condemned the council's inaction in the face of continued gender-based violence and military offensives. Rice called on the council to find a consensus to better enforce the sanctions to promote peace and stability in Sudan.

Sudan Rejects Sanctions Against Country
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003050872.html
Desc: President Omar Hassen Al-Beshir of Sudan, who conducted a one-day working visit to Eritrea today, said that the people and Government of Sudan reject the unjust sanctions Resolution 1907 against Eritrea.

U.S. Criticizes UN Over Darfur Arms Embargo
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003050697.html
Desc: Remarks by Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, issued by the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, on March 4;

No Access after Darfur Clashes
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003040844.html
Desc: Weeks of fighting in parts of Darfur have raised concern over the plight of civilians, as insecurity has prompted humanitarian agencies to suspend activities in some areas.

Parties Adopt Common Electoral Code
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003040449.html
Desc: Fifteen Sudanese Political Parties, including the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement, have adopted an electoral code of conduct during a political summit convened by the African Union High Level Implementation Panel on Sudan (AUHIP) in the Southern Sudanesecapital, Juba.

Darfur Clashes Disrupt Aid
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003031021.html
Desc: Weeks of fighting in parts of Darfur have raised concern over the plight of civilians, as insecurity has prompted humanitarian agencies to suspend activities in some areas.

Protesters March Against Sudan Vote 'Clampdown'
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003050706.html
Desc: More than 200 political activists held a rare public rally in Khartoum on Thursday accusing authorities of clamping down on meetings and campaigns weeks ahead of elections.

Sudanese Tourists Express Admiration to Development Achievements And Prevailing Peace in Eritrea
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003050629.html
Desc: Sudanese tourists expressed admiration to development achievements and prevailing peace in Eritrea.

Recent Two-Week Trip to Chad, Sudan, Qatar and Rwanda
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003050606.html
Desc: Good afternoon. It’s my great pleasure to introduce to you our Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration, who is going to brief on his trip to Chad, Khartoum and the Nuba Mountains in Sudan, Doha, Qatar, and Rwanda.

Why Prices Are Falling
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003030326.html
Desc: THE price of maize has gone down because of a bumper harvest in the season ending 2009/10.

Group Calls on Polls Observers to Stress Human Rights
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003020886.html
Desc: The European Union Election Observation Mission to Sudan should consider the impact of ongoing human rights abuses and insecurity on the elections process, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the mission on March 2, 2010.

Peacekeepers Check Reports of Darfur Clashes
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003020812.html
Desc: The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) is trying to verify reports of fighting in the western part of the strife-torn Sudanese region, with the head of the mission calling on all parties to refrain from any action that could thwart ongoing peace efforts.

UN Checks Reports of Darfur Fighting
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003020640.html
Desc: The African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) takes very seriously the recent but as yet unconfirmed reports of fighting in the Jebel Marra area of West Darfur.

Peacekeepers Plan to Boost Ceasefire Monitoring
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201003011731.html
Desc: Following last week's signing of a ceasefire between the Sudanese Government and a major rebel group, the joint United Nations-African Union mission in the war-ravaged Darfur region has announced that it plans to increase its capacity to monitor the agreement to end hostilities.