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Both sides are accused of war crimes, and millions of people have been displaced and face famine in 14 areas of civil war in the country
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The African Commission must seize the opportunity to investigate atrocities in Darfur
Photographer Ala Kheir was using his camera to document the scars of Sudan’s old wars. Then came the new war.
They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark Weston spoke to one committee member in Khartoum
The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis
The violence in the country has killed more than 12 000 people and the UN says at least 7.1 million people have been displaced
With no cellphone service or phone calls, people in Sudan’s war-torn western region of Darfur are resorting to a bygone means of communication — handwritten letters, carried by taxi drivers
About a million desperate public sector workers have had to survive on their savings or social aid networks
An Omdurman Ahlia University library filled with rare books, handwritten manuscripts and historical documents was gutted by fire
First, they took away people’s dreams of democracy and peace. Now the men with guns are looting and occupying their homes
The man who helped the general come to power in the most recent coup has become his rival
For 13 years, United Nations and African Union peacekeepers have been stationed in the Sudanese region of Darfur.
The killings come as protest leaders are due to hold talks with the ruling generals on Tuesday on the remaining aspects of installing civilian rule
A Sudanese investigation said that 87 people were killed when security forces broke up a protest in June. The probe’s death toll sparked fresh anger
On Sunday, police fired several rounds of tear gas on crowds approaching the presidential palace after organisers called for a march