African nations unite to defend Sudanese leader Source: Independent.co.uk
After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur.
The Manhunt for African Cult Killer Joseph KonySource: Newsweek
Shortly after dawn last Dec. 14, four Ugandan Mi-24 helicopters banked low over the thick forest canopy of Congo's Garamba National Park. A dense fog had rolled in overnight, and the weather had turned nasty.
After Indictment, Sudan Holds Its Breath Source: CFR.org - Daily Analysis
In July 2008, chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo asked the International Criminal Court to indict the president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, for abuses committed against the people of the Darfur region.
Menendez on Susan Rice confirmation as US ambassador to the United NationsSource: YouTube
Rice served in the Clinton administration in various capacities: at the National Security Council from 1993 to 1997; as Director for International Organizations and Peacekeeping from 1993 to 1995; and as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs f …
Peace, Justice, and DarfurSource: CFR.org - Daily Analysis
On July 14, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court took the first steps toward indicting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
At five-year mark, Darfur crisis is only worsening – UN aid chiefSource: UN News Centre
John Holmes, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, told a Council meeting that he was saddened and angry to inform them that the situation inside Darfur had only worsened in the past 12 months, despite the efforts of the international community.
China Feels the HeatSource: Newsweek
An interesting study in what drives most journalism, invectives, controversy. Listen to Newsweek journalism-" In recent weeks China has been acting less like a budding superpower than a tin-pot dictatorship—petulant, preachy, defiant.
China | The new colonialists Source: The Economist
THERE is no exaggerating China's hunger for commodities. The country accounts for about a fifth of the world's population, yet it gobbles up more than half of the world's pork, half of its cement, a third of its steel and over a quarter of its aluminium.
Heavy fighting resumes in Chad's capital - Yahoo! NewsSource: Yahoo! News
Chadian rebels renewed their assault on the capital of this oil-rich central African country Monday, and tens of thousands of people fled as gunfire crackled and artillery shells exploded across the city.
The third day of fighting in N'Djamena threatened to further destabilize a …
Stopping murder in DarfurSource: The Economist
Sudan continues to dismiss the killings in Darfur, but the West shows renewed interest in stopping them.
Google Earth turns spotlight on DarfurSource: BBC News
Using hi-tech satellite imagery, photos and eyewitness accounts, the ongoing crisis in Sudan's Darfur region is being brought into the homes of millions of internet users.
Wedged Amid African Crises, a Neglected Nation Suffers Source: The New York Times
The crisis in the Central African Republic is now more than two years old, and the fighting has killed thousands of people and caused hundreds of thousands of the country's four million people to flee their homes.
Darfur violence 'as bad as ever'Source: BBC News
The IOM warned the level of violence in Darfur had not lessened since fighting began in 2003, and was putting many areas beyond the reach of aid agencies.
Raising a Million Voices for DarfurSource: inthesetimes.com
Right now, hundreds of thousands of people who have fled the Sudanese government's genocide in Darfur are packed into camps along both sides of the border with Chad.