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Unless you are a die hard fan or take an interest in African affairs, you are probably unaware of George Clooney's long standing involvement with Sudan.
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Thousands of people from more than 700 households have fled from their homes to a refugee camp in Darfur after fighting between local armed groups intensified.
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Death and violence persists in the Darfur region of western Sudan as at least 50 people were killed in clashes between Arab tribes. The violence broke out when one group attacked three villages on Friday.
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Pretoria -
Four South African peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur region who were held hostage by a previously unknown rebel group have been released.
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Khartoum -
Omar al-Bashir, the incumbent on the presidential election in Sudan was confirmed today in his post. He has been under an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (The Hague) for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur.
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Nine days after being kidnapped in south Sudan there's hope the four South African peacekeepers will be freed soon. According to the hostage takers, a deal was reached with the South African government to release the two men and two women.
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Peacekeepers in the western Darfur region of Sudan have been fired upon for the third time in less than a week. An armed Pakistani police unit was the latest to be targeted as it escorted a convoy outside Nyala, capital of south Darfur.
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Sudan has called for UN and African Union (AU) peacekeepers to withdraw from Darfur. The country’s UN ambassador, Abdalmahmoud Abdalhaleem, rejected a UN report criticizing conditions in Darfur.
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Two aid workers kidnapped by armed men in July in the Darfur region of Western Sudan have been released, after an ordeal which lasted more than 100 days.
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In a dramatic policy shift that violates a pledge Obama made during his campaign last year, his administration has signaled that it will be negotiating with the Sudanese government of Gen. Omar Bashir to end the genocide that has wracked Darfur.
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Sudan's president has launched a body intended to kick-start development in the war-torn western region of Darfur.
Sudan's president launches a body intended to kick-start development and end the fighting in the war-torn western region of Darfur.
 The spokeswoman for a joint United Nations/African Union peacekeeping force says three of its members are being held by rebels in Sudan's Darfur.
The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudan's Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein for alleged crimes in Darfur.
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A sprawl of tents has cropped up at Zam Zam Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, in El Fasher, North Darfur, as tens of thousands have sought protection there following fresh clashes between the Government of Sudan and rebel forces.
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