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5/9/08 - Sudan’s Janjaweed force thousands of Chadians out of villagesMay 8, 2008 (GOUROUNKOUN, Chad) — Chadian village elders have told how how the feared Janjaweed Arab militia from Sudan and other bandits have forced thousands of people from their villages and into refugee camps. "They killed us. We couldn’t go back home," Adoum Moursal, a village chief, told EU foreign policy supremo Javier Solana during a visit to the volatile border region. "We are cattle raisers, traders, farmers, and they came and raped our wom(...read more...) 5/8/08 - US to help equip Rwandans for Darfur peacekeepingMay 8, 2008 (UNITED NATIONS) — The United States is helping to equip Rwandan troops who will be heading to Darfur and is trying to find helicopters for the peacekeeping force in the conflict-wracked region, the U.S. special envoy to Sudan said Wednesday. A joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force took over duties in Darfur in January from a beleaguered AU force to try to stem the violence. But it only has about 7,500 troops and fewer than 2,000 polic(...read more...) 5/7/08 - Sudan donors, Khartoum vow work for unityMay 6, 2008 (OSLO) — Rich donor states and the government of Sudan pledged on Tuesday to support further implementation of a 2005 north-south peace treaty and to work to prevent the east African nation from breaking apart. Sudan is seeking $6 billion in funding for 2008-2011 at a three-day donors conference in the Norwegian capital. The Sudan consortium has met yearly since the 2005 peace deal ended Africa’s longest civil war, though upheaval continu(...read more...) 5/6/08 - Sudan seeks $6 bln at Oslo donors’ meetingMay 5, 2008 (OSLO) — Sudan will ask donor nations meeting this week for $6 billion over the next three years to help rebuild Africa’s largest nation after decades of civil wars, and host nation Norway said it would provide nearly $500 million. The Sudan consortium, which began meeting on Monday, has met yearly since a 2005 north-south peace deal ended Africa’s longest civil war. It is the stage for richer nations to show their support for maintaining(...read more...) |
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