Talks between leaders of North and South Sudan have stalled over an upcoming referendum in the oil-rich region of Abyei.
As South Sudan holds a referendum on independence in January, Abyei will simultaneously vote on whether the region should belong to north or south Sudan.
But the parties cannot agree on who will be eligible to vote, and the leader of the region warns it could return to conflict if the issues are not resolved.
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Sudan’s western neighbour Chad is on the verge of a famine, according to multiple international aid agencies reports Al Jazeera English.
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Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports from Northern Darfur where people are preparing for severe droughts.
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The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has redefined the borders of the disputed oil region of Abyei.
Both the ruling National Congress Party and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement who govern the semi-autonomous region of southern Sudan have said they will accept the decision.
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The ICC’s Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo has repeatedly stated that he takes his decisions independently of politics and free of any political influence.
Regardless of whether or not you believe this, “it does have political implications”, says Jonathan Steele, the Guardian‘s International Affairs Columnist. “The indictment of a head of state is obviously a political fact”, said Steele referring to the ICC arrest warrant issued or Sudan’s President on 4 March, 2009. [Read more →]
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Since the conflict in Darfur gained international attention in 2003, much of the reporting has been weakened by both a lack of nuanced understanding of the conflict, according to British journalist Jonathan Steele.
Poor reporting of Darfur has been due to both bad habits of the international media and lazy journalism – as well as significant problems gaining access to the events on the ground. [Read more →]
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Sudanese opposition group the Justice and Equality Movement have denied allegations that they used child soldiers in an attack on the capital, Khartoum, in May 2008. [Read more →]
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What exactly has Omar al-Bashir been accused of?
War crimes and crimes against humanity. The charge of genocide was not accepted but is being appealed by the ICC Chief Prosecutor. [Read more →]
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“The UN Security Council renewal of the peace keeping mandate in the Darfur region has been complicated by the recent ICC indictment of al- Bashir. Inside Story asks: Is it a compromise for the sake of peace or is justice taking a back seat to realpolitik?”
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