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Sudan's leader mounts charm offensive

Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan who has been accused of genocide, is not especially well-known for his dance moves. But on Wednesday, in...

Concern Growing in Sudan over Attempt to Charge President

Demonstrations are expected in the Sudanese capital Khartoum to protest the decision of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor to bring war crimes charges against President Omar al-Bashir. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the announcement has been greeted with concern by many in Sudan, including opposition party leaders and the former southern rebels sharing power in the national government.

Plane bursts into flames in Sudan; 200 aboard

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- A plane has burst into flames after apparently veering off a runway at an airport in Sudan. About 200 passengers are thought to be aboard, but it is unclear how many might be casualties....

Fears of new civil war as Sudanese town razed

Just two years after the population of 30,000 people returned, Abyei in the heart of Sudan had a school and a hospital and a marketplace, but now almost everything has been burnt to the ground, prompting fears of an escalation in violence.

Activists press China with 'Genocide Olympics' label

Actress-activist Mia Farrow is leading a 'shaming campaign' to tie Beijing's support for Sudan to the 2008 Summer Olympics.

UN: Sudan peace tied to environment

A report blames unrest on scarcity of resources, desertification and deforestation.

Massive Animal Herds Flourishing Despite Sudan War, Survey Reveals

New aerial surveys have revealed that staggering numbers of elephants, gazelles, and antelope survived Southern Sudan's ruinous 25-year civil war virtually unknown to the outside world

Sudan Is Secret Partner of US

Sudan has secretly worked with the CIA to spy on the insurgency in Iraq - an example of how the United States has continued to cooperate with the Sudanese regime even while condemning its role in the killing of tens of thousands of civilians in Darfur.

How US sanctions in Sudan will work

President Bush moves this week to squeeze the regime, but what can blacklisting 30 companies achieve?

U.S. imposes new sanctions against Sudan

President Bush on Tuesday ordered U.S. sanctions tightened against Sudan's government for its refusal to stop the violence in the Darfur region. In brief remarks, Bush followed through on a threat made six weeks ago to pursue tougher action against a government that he said was complicit in the bombing and rape of innocent civilians.

Sudan Troops Took Part in Darfur Raids, U.N. Reports

GENEVA, May 18 -- Sudanese security forces took part in a series of attacks on villages in the Darfur region in the first three months of this year in which more than 100 people, including civilians, were killed, according to a U.N. report Friday.

Divest from Sudan, Darfur activists urge

Activists trying to protect civilians in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday stepped up their campaign aimed at investors, saying Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Fidelity Investments are "supporting the genocide" and receiving word that Ford has stopped selling its Land Rover vehicles in Sudan.

Fighting between Chad and Sudan Continues

Chad and Sudan signed a non-agression pact two months ago but frequently blame each other for supporting anti-government forces in their respective countries. "Sudan has not abandoned its sinister project of destabilising Chad," the government said on Monday, calling on the population "to rally more than ever behind the defence and security forces to preserve their democratic gains, and guarantee sovereignty and territorial integrity".

Siemens and the moral high ground

With the latest reports coming in of Sudanese planes bombing Darfur in the four year civil war which has killed 200,000 people and left 2.5 million homeless, Klaus Kleinfeld, the chief of scandal-plagued Siemens says his company might pull out of Sudan for moral reasons.

Grim New Turn May Harden Darfur Conflict

For the first time in more than two years, rebels fighting the government for more autonomy are making brazen, direct and successful attacks on soldiers, and are declaring that all previous cease-fires are no longer in effect. A visit to the site of the newest fighting, the first by a journalist, revealed a hardening conflict that is increasingly taking place along porous borders among some of the least stable countries in Africa, threatening to ignite a wide conflagration in the heart of the continent. The international community will not do it, said Gen. Khatir Toor Khala, a rebel field commander based on the border. So it is for us to protect the innocent civilians of Darfur.