Sudan

The Dark Side of Darfur’s Gold Rush

Akshaya Kumar, Sudan and South Sudan Policy Analyst for the Enough Project, writes about Darfur’s gold mines as exposed in a new report. Darfur is suffering its worst humanitarian crisis in years. Since the beginning of 2013, over 200,000 people have been displaced by what the...

DRC peace plan, Atrocity Prevention Board, Kual Deng Majok

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: U.N. envoy says she sees 'political will' for eastern DRC peace plan; Humanity United, NGOs celebrate first year of Atrocity Prevention Board; Kual Deng Majok killed. - U.N. envoy says she sees...

Nafie Ali Nafie: Not Welcome in America

The US State Department has invited  a senior delegation of the National Congress Party (NCP), headed by Nafie Ali Nafie, the Sudanese presidential assistant and deputy chairman of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), to visit the United States for ‘high level talks‘....

#FreeKordofanWomen: Campaign to Release South Kordofan Women

Girifna, which translates from Arabic as “we are fed up” (with war, corruption, dictatorship, injustice, and discrimination against minorities), is a grassroots movement founded by a group of university students in October of 2009 to create a pro-democracy movement that could unite...

Protests Against Doha Donor Conference Continue in Darfur

Radio Dabanga published an article about the Doha Donor Conference: In a number of camps across Darfur, displaced persons have continued their protests against the timing of the donors’ conference for the third consecutive day. They say the region continues to witness genocide, war,...

Against a Tide of Evil, Sudan Summit Recap, Satellite Imagery

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: Against a Tide of Evil: Whistleblower to the First Mass Murder of the Twenty-First Century by Mukesh Kapila, Act for Sudan Emergency Action Summit Recap and Satellite Imagery confirms Sudan Armed Forces...

Sudan Emergency Action Summit 2013 and Darfur10

This week-end and for two days, we followed the Sudan Emergency Action Summit 2013 sponsored by Act for Sudan, at George Mason University, and we listened to speakers, watched the sessions and panels. About the Summit: ‘The Sudan Emergency Action Summit is organized by Act for...

Darfur10: More than 300,000 killed and 4 million displaced, time to call for action again!

Ten years ago, the Government of Sudan began a genocide against civilians in Darfur killing more than 300,000 and displacing 4 million Darfuris. Despite attempts at peace, the killing continues today. Even with a U.N. peacekeeping force on the ground, Darfuris remain vulnerable to attacks...

Darfur 10, Hussain Begira and the Sudan Emergency Action Summit

Mali only waited months, why has Darfur suffered for a decade? This is the question asked by Hussain Begira, Chairman for Darfur Union in the UK and Ireland. In his article published on CNN yesterday, he points out the fact that ‘Military intervention in Mali has been swift —...

Sudan: Crackdown on Political Opposition

Human Rights Watch just published an article about six leading members of opposition parties detained by Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). Sudanese authorities should charge or release six members of opposition parties who have been detained in poor conditions...