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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Sudan</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>UN: Ugandan-led Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army attacks in Sudan, Congo may be crimes against humanity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliane Engeler</dc:creator>
		
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UN: Ugandan rebel attacks may have been war crimes

GENEVA — The U.N. on Monday accused the Ugandan-based Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army of killing, mutilating and raping villagers in Sudan and Congo in what may have been crimes against humanity.
The rebels killed at least 1,200 people and abducted 1,400, including children and women, in northeastern Congo from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-ugandan-led-lords-resistance-army-attacks-in-sudan-congo-may-be-crimes-against-humanity-246832/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : UN: Ugandan-led Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army attacks in Sudan, Congo may be crimes against humanity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: 2,000 killed this year as humanitarian crisis worsens in south Sudan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: 2,000 killed in 2009 south Sudan violence

NAIROBI,Kenya — Officials from an international medical group say more than 2,000 people have died and 250,000 have fled their homes this year because of fighting in southern Sudan.
Officials from Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, say the violence is the worst seen in the south since .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-2000-killed-this-year-as-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-in-south-sudan-243754/">Report: 2,000 killed this year as humanitarian crisis worsens in south Sudan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill 3 Rwandan peacekeepers in ambush in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur region</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Gunmen kill 3 peacekeepers in Darfur ambush

CAIRO — A spokesman for the peacekeeping force in Darfur says gunmen have killed three Rwandan soldiers in an ambush in the western Sudanese region.
Kemal Saiki says the ambush took place Friday near a market and a government checkpoint in the northern town of Saraf Umra. Saiki says the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-3-rwandan-peacekeepers-in-ambush-in-sudans-darfur-region-240415/">Original article on  : Gunmen kill 3 Rwandan peacekeepers in ambush in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur region</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southern Sudanese teenage girl receives 50 lashes for wearing &#8220;indecent&#8221; skirt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Sudanese teen flogged for wearing indecent skirt

CAIRO — A 16-year old Christian girl from southern Sudan has been lashed 50 times for wearing a skirt deemed indecent by authorities in the north who enforce a strict version of Islamic law.
Silva Kashif said Friday she was arrested by a plain-clothed policeman in a Khartoum market last .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southern-sudanese-teenage-girl-receives-50-lashes-for-wearing-indecent-skirt-236693/">Original source &nbsp;: Southern Sudanese teenage girl receives 50 lashes for wearing &#8220;indecent&#8221; skirt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sudanese woman praised by French foreign minister for fighting pants law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Sudanese woman praised for fighting pants law

PARIS — France&#8217;s foreign minister has praised the courage of a journalist who has led a fight against a law in Sudan allowing for women to be flogged for wearing pants.
Bernard Kouchner says Lubna Hussein — who was released in September after two months behind bars — is a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudanese-woman-praised-by-french-foreign-minister-for-fighting-pants-law-235042/">Sudanese woman praised by French foreign minister for fighting pants law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt, Algeria in a growing diplomatic row caused by their bitter soccer rivalry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maamoun Youssef</dc:creator>
		
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Egypt, Algeria soccer tiff grows
CAIRO — Egypt has recalled its ambassador to Algeria for consultations as part of a growing diplomatic row caused by a bitter soccer rivalry between the two Arab nations.

The Egyptian foreign ministry also summoned Algeria&#8217;s ambassador in Cairo to express to him its &#8220;extreme dismay&#8221; over attacks on Egyptian fans in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-algeria-in-a-growing-diplomatic-row-caused-by-their-bitter-soccer-rivalry-232637/" title="Egypt, Algeria in a growing diplomatic row caused by their bitter soccer rivalry">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN children&#8217;s agency official warns of looming famine in south Sudan, says more funds needed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-childrens-agency-official-warns-of-looming-famine-in-south-sudan-says-more-funds-needed-227460/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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UN children&#8217;s agency warns of south Sudan famine

CAIRO — The deputy head of the U.N. children&#8217;s agency said Thursday that a famine is looming in southern Sudan because of scarce rainfall and inadequate foreign funds for the region.
Emergency malnutrition levels in children have nearly doubled in at least two out of the 10 southern states, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-childrens-agency-official-warns-of-looming-famine-in-south-sudan-says-more-funds-needed-227460/">Read more : UN children&#8217;s agency official warns of looming famine in south Sudan, says more funds needed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Red Cross chief calls for immediate, unconditional release of 2 workers kidnapped in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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ICRC appeals for release of 2 staffers in Africa

GENEVA — The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has called for the &#8220;immediate and unconditional release&#8221; of two staff members kidnapped in the African countries of Chad and Darfur.
ICRC chief Jakob Kellenberger says the neutral aid group &#8220;is mobilized to do whatever we .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/red-cross-chief-calls-for-immediate-unconditional-release-of-2-workers-kidnapped-in-africa-225688/">Red Cross chief calls for immediate, unconditional release of 2 workers kidnapped in Africa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey says Sudan leader facing war-crimes charges won&#8217;t attend Istanbul summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Turkey: Indicted Sudan leader won&#8217;t attend summit

ISTANBUL — Turkey said Sunday that Sudan&#8217;s internationally indicted leader, President Omar al-Bashir, will not attend a conference of Muslim nations in Istanbul.
Turkey had faced criticism for its planned welcome of al-Bashir, who is the first government leader to face international war-crimes charges.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-says-sudan-leader-facing-war-crimes-charges-wont-attend-istanbul-summit-222567/">Turkey says Sudan leader facing war-crimes charges won&#8217;t attend Istanbul summit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey to admit Sudan leader for Islamic summit, dismisses arrest warrant for Darfur slaughter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Turkey to admit Sudan leader despite Darfur charge

ISTANBUL — Turkey said Sunday it will welcome Sudan&#8217;s leader even though he has been indicted for orchestrating crimes against humanity in Darfur.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is free to join an Istanbul summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. The ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-to-admit-sudan-leader-for-islamic-summit-dismisses-arrest-warrant-for-darfur-slaughter-222526/">Turkey to admit Sudan leader for Islamic summit, dismisses arrest warrant for Darfur slaughter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese premier pledged $10 billion in loans, debt forgiveness to African nations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tarek El-tablawy</dc:creator>
		
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Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — China&#8217;s premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing&#8217;s motives in Africa are far from altruistic.
Wen Jiabao&#8217;s promise at the start of a two-day .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-premier-pledged-10-billion-in-loans-debt-forgiveness-to-african-nations-222332/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US-based Carter Center says Sudanese authorities obstructing its monitors ahead of key vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Carter Center cites obstacles ahead of Sudan vote

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Permit delays, lack of funds and security intimidation are obstructing international and local observers from monitoring registration for Sudan&#8217;s first ever nationwide elections, former President Jimmy Carter&#8217;s foundation said on Tuesday.
These and other hindrances could diminish the ability of the center — the only international ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-based-carter-center-says-sudanese-authorities-obstructing-its-monitors-ahead-of-key-vote-216351/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : US-based Carter Center says Sudanese authorities obstructing its monitors ahead of key vote</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sudan&#8217;s southern leader calls on his people to choose secession in 2011 referendum</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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South Sudan leader calls for southern secession

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The leader of southern Sudan called on his people to vote for secession in an upcoming referendum if they do not want to end up as second class citizens, as voter registration began Sunday for elections across the country.
Salva Kiir&#8217;s first-ever call for the mostly Christian, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudans-southern-leader-calls-on-his-people-to-choose-secession-in-2011-referendum-214306/" title="Sudan&#8217;s southern leader calls on his people to choose secession in 2011 referendum">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama renews sanctions against Sudan, says country&#8217;s actions threaten US national security</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has renewed sanctions against Sudan, saying the government&#8217;s actions and policies pose a continuing threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy.
Obama had said he would renew the sanctions when he announced the administration&#8217;s new policy toward Sudan last week.
The sanctions restrict U.S. trade ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-renews-sanctions-against-sudan-says-countrys-actions-threaten-us-national-security-208990/" title="Obama renews sanctions against Sudan, says country&#8217;s actions threaten US national security">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington consultant indicted for allegedly conspiring to violate US sanctions against Sudan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — A Washington consultant has been charged with allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. economic sanctions against Sudan.
A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday said Robert Cabelly brokered business contracts and transactions benefiting Sudan without the approval of the U.S. government.
The consultant pleaded not guilty and was released by U.S. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/washington-consultant-indicted-for-allegedly-conspiring-to-violate-us-sanctions-against-sudan-208857/">Washington consultant indicted for allegedly conspiring to violate US sanctions against Sudan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clarification: Sudan-US-Darfur story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Clarification: Sudan-US-Darfur story
CAIRO — In a story Sept. 11, The Associated Press quoted a representative of refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan as saying a U.S. envoy was not welcome in the region&#8217;s camps. The story should have said that the refugee representative identified himself only as Abu Sharati, an informal nickname he is  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clarification-sudan-us-darfur-story-208488/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sudan&#8217;s southern leader says his people may to choose to secede in 2011 referendum</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudans-southern-leader-says-his-people-may-to-choose-to-secede-in-2011-referendum-207142/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Sudan&#8217;s leader says south may to choose to split

CAIRO — Southern Sudan may secede from the Muslim-dominated north of the country in an upcoming referendum because unity has become &#8220;unattractive,&#8221; the south&#8217;s leader said Monday.
Salva Kiir accused the Khartoum government of never making &#8220;unity an attractive option&#8221; for the mostly Christian and animist southerners.
Sudan&#8217;s savage ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudans-southern-leader-says-his-people-may-to-choose-to-secede-in-2011-referendum-207142/">Original article on  : Sudan&#8217;s southern leader says his people may to choose to secede in 2011 referendum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kidnap Frenchman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Darfur</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — Gunmen kidnapped a French staff member working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Sudan&#8217;s western Darfur region on Thursday, the group said.

The men abducted Gauthier Lefevre just outside the West Darfur capital of al-Geneina as he was returning from a trip to help local communities upgrade their water supply ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kidnap-frenchman-working-for-the-international-committee-of-the-red-cross-in-darfur-203753/">Gunmen kidnap Frenchman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Darfur</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sudanese cargo plane crashes near Sharjah airport in United Arab Emirates killing crew of 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Sudanese cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday from Sharjah airport near Dubai, killing at least six crew members.

The Boeing 707 operated by Sudan Airways went down in unpopulated desert about two miles (three kilometers) north of the airport, said Sheik Khalid al-Qassimi, director of the Sharjah department of  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudanese-cargo-plane-crashes-near-sharjah-airport-in-united-arab-emirates-killing-crew-of-6-202103/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Obama policy on Sudan sets carrot-and-stick approach toward peace, ending rights abuses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, after months of fierce internal debate, outlined a new approach Monday to settling the conflicts in Sudan, asserting a moral obligation to end &#8220;a vast sea of human misery&#8221; and a need to prevent the African nation from serving as a haven for terrorists.

The new policy rests on offering incentives .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-obama-policy-on-sudan-sets-carrot-and-stick-approach-toward-peace-ending-rights-abuses-200181/">New Obama policy on Sudan sets carrot-and-stick approach toward peace, ending rights abuses</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In policy shift, Obama to offer Sudanese government incentives to end violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday that the U.S. is shifting its policy toward Sudan, offering incentives if the government proves it is taking steps to end the human suffering there and work toward internal peace.

Sanctions and pressure from the international community will increase if nothing changes.
The president said he will soon renew tough .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-policy-shift-obama-to-offer-sudanese-government-incentives-to-end-violence-199846/">Original source &nbsp;: In policy shift, Obama to offer Sudanese government incentives to end violence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Irish aid worker says Darfur kidnappers terrorized her, Ugandan friend with &#8216;mock&#8217; executions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Pogatchnik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN — A freed Irish aid worker held captive for three months in Darfur said Monday that her captors terrorized her and a Ugandan friend by repeatedly staging their mock executions using live gunfire.

Sharon Commins and colleague Hilda Kuwuki, who both worked for Irish aid agency GOAL, were abducted July 3 and freed without harm  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irish-aid-worker-says-darfur-kidnappers-terrorized-her-ugandan-friend-with-mock-executions-199823/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Key pretrial hearing begins against rebel leader in deadly Darfur rebel attack on peacekeepers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Prosecutors on Monday accused a Sudanese rebel leader of planning an attack that killed 12 African peacekeepers, in the first Darfur case to reach an international tribunal.

The charges against Bahr Idriss Abu Garda came at a hearing to establish whether International Criminal Court prosecutors have enough evidence to warrant a trial.
Deputy ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/key-pretrial-hearing-begins-against-rebel-leader-in-deadly-darfur-rebel-attack-on-peacekeepers-199634/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Key pretrial hearing begins against rebel leader in deadly Darfur rebel attack on peacekeepers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Irish, Ugandan aid workers freed by captors in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur region after more than 3 months</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — Two foreign aid workers seized at gunpoint more than three months ago in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur were released Sunday by their captors in the third — and longest — kidnapping of aid workers in the arid region.

The Irish and Ugandan women were in good health and were having medical checkups at a hospital .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irish-ugandan-aid-workers-freed-by-captors-in-sudans-darfur-region-after-more-than-3-months-199053/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Irish, Ugandan aid workers freed by captors in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur region after more than 3 months</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House changing policy on Sudan; new incentives to be unveiled Monday by Clinton</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In a new effort to engage the government of Sudan, U.S. officials say the White House will shift its policy toward Khartoum, but they warn that the violence and humanitarian abuses in Darfur must stop.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, and the administration&#8217;s special ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-changing-policy-on-sudan-new-incentives-to-be-unveiled-monday-by-clinton-198745/">White House changing policy on Sudan; new incentives to be unveiled Monday by Clinton</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration to unveil new Sudan &#8216;incentives&#8217; policy on Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to roll out a new policy toward Sudan with an eye toward engaging the government in Khartoum but also warning that continued violence in Darfur will result in penalties, U.S. officials said Friday.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, and the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-to-unveil-new-sudan-incentives-policy-on-monday-198609/">Source &nbsp;: Obama administration to unveil new Sudan &#8216;incentives&#8217; policy on Monday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US to unveil new Sudan &#8216;incentives&#8217; policy on Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to roll out a new policy toward Sudan with an eye toward engaging the government in Khartoum but also warning that continued violence in Darfur will result in penalties, U.S. officials said Friday.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, and the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-to-unveil-new-sudan-incentives-policy-on-monday-198608/">Original article on  : US to unveil new Sudan &#8216;incentives&#8217; policy on Monday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>International court prosecutor launches preliminary investigation into Guinea violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court said Thursday it has launched a preliminary investigation into last month&#8217;s violence at a Guinea sports stadium, where presidential guard troops opened fire on tens of thousands of demonstrators.

The investigation is meant to establish whether offenses were committed when the troops fired on 50,000 people at the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/international-court-prosecutor-launches-preliminary-investigation-into-guinea-violence-196652/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: International court prosecutor launches preliminary investigation into Guinea violence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY court rules in favor of Canada&#8217;s biggest independent oil company in genocide lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has ruled that a lawsuit alleging that a Canadian energy company aided genocide in its pursuit of oil in Sudan was properly thrown out.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan agreed Friday with a 2006 judge&#8217;s ruling that found there was no credible .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-court-rules-in-favor-of-canadas-biggest-independent-oil-company-in-genocide-lawsuit-185545/">NY court rules in favor of Canada&#8217;s biggest independent oil company in genocide lawsuit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Sudanese refugee women and girls face rape, violence daily in eastern Chad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Maliti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NAIROBI, Kenya — Women and girls who fled the fighting in Darfur face rape and other violence daily in eastern Chad, even inside the very refugee camps where they have sought sanctuary, according to a report released Wednesday.

The Amnesty International report says the women and girls are attacked by villagers living nearby, members of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-sudanese-refugee-women-and-girls-face-rape-violence-daily-in-eastern-chad-181645/">Source article &nbsp;: Report: Sudanese refugee women and girls face rape, violence daily in eastern Chad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopia sees Somalia being lost to extremists; says UN lacks political will</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — Somalia is being hijacked by al-Qaida-linked terrorists who are better organized and more highly motivated than the ineffectual government in Mogadishu, and Sudan could be the next nation to fall under their influence, Ethiopia warned Saturday.

&#8220;It is time that we abandon the fiction that this is a war just among Somalis. It .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ethiopia-sees-somalia-being-lost-to-extremists-says-un-lacks-political-will-179869/">Original source &nbsp;: Ethiopia sees Somalia being lost to extremists; says UN lacks political will</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen in southern Sudan kill at least 80 as wave of tribal violence engulfs the south</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Schemm</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Gunmen attacked a village in southern Sudan and killed some 80 people and wounded 46, said a southern government official Monday, adding that he believed the militia was organized by the central government.

Maj. Gen. Kuol Diem Kuol, spokesman of the southern Sudanese military forces, said Lou Nuer tribesman attacked the village of Duk-Padiet .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-in-southern-sudan-kill-at-least-80-as-wave-of-tribal-violence-engulfs-the-south-174552/">Original article &nbsp;: Gunmen in southern Sudan kill at least 80 as wave of tribal violence engulfs the south</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sudan&#8217;s army says more areas of North Darfur have been cleared of rebel presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Osman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — The Sudanese army said Sunday it has cleared several more areas of rebel control in North Darfur province ahead of peace talks set for October. Rebels denied the government claims.

The state news agency quoted the military saying it had targeted in particular the Sudan Liberation Army of exiled rebel leader Abdelwahid Elnur, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudans-army-says-more-areas-of-north-darfur-have-been-cleared-of-rebel-presence-173807/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Sudan&#8217;s army says more areas of North Darfur have been cleared of rebel presence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Egyptian cleric supports Muslim women&#8217;s right to wear trousers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s top Islamic authority defended women&#8217;s rights to wear trousers in public following a high profile court case in neighboring Sudan were women were flogged for dressing in pants, the local press reported Wednesday.

Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said in response to a question during a public lecture that trousers covering women&#8217;s bodies are ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-egyptian-cleric-supports-muslim-womens-right-to-wear-trousers-170369/">Top Egyptian cleric supports Muslim women&#8217;s right to wear trousers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Families of 17 sailors killed in USS Cole attack want more compensation from Sudan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORFOLK, Va. — The families of 17 sailors killed in the 2000 attack on the USS Cole are asking to reopen their lawsuit against Sudan in an effort to seek more money.

Some of the families already received $13 million from frozen Sudanese assets in the United States, but a federal judge in Norfolk, Va., denied .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/families-of-17-sailors-killed-in-uss-cole-attack-want-more-compensation-from-sudan-166171/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Families of 17 sailors killed in USS Cole attack want more compensation from Sudan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Darfur refugee representative says US envoy unwelcome for being too close to Sudan government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — The U.S. special envoy to Sudan is not welcome in Darfur&#8217;s refugee camps because he has downplayed the scope of the crisis there, a refugee representative said Friday.

Scott Gration, the U.S. envoy, began his fifth trip to Sudan Wednesday in the south and plans to visit the refugee camps in the western region ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/darfur-refugee-representative-says-us-envoy-unwelcome-for-being-too-close-to-sudan-government-166074/" title="Darfur refugee representative says US envoy unwelcome for being too close to Sudan government">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s envoy in Sudan to bolster peace deal as activists say US too lenient on Khartoum</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — President Barack Obama&#8217;s envoy to Sudan launched a new mission Wednesday to overcome obstacles in the country&#8217;s fragile north-south peace deal, as activists sharply criticized U.S. policies as too lenient on the Khartoum government.

The 2005 peace deal put an end to the 21-year-old civil war between the mostly Arab and Muslim north and ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-envoy-in-sudan-to-bolster-peace-deal-as-activists-say-us-too-lenient-on-khartoum-164059/">Obama&#8217;s envoy in Sudan to bolster peace deal as activists say US too lenient on Khartoum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman convicted of indecency in Sudan for wearing trousers released against her will</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — A woman journalist convicted of public indecency for wearing trousers outdoors was freed Tuesday, despite her own desire to serve a month in prison as protest against Sudan&#8217;s draconian morality laws.

The judge who convicted Lubna Hussein had imposed a $200 fine as her sentence, avoiding the maximum sentence of 40 lashes in an .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-convicted-of-indecency-in-sudan-for-wearing-trousers-released-against-her-will-162655/">Original article &nbsp;: Woman convicted of indecency in Sudan for wearing trousers released against her will</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman convicted of indecency in Sudan for wearing trousers, fined $200, but spared flogging</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — A woman journalist was convicted Monday of public indecency for wearing trousers, but was spared a sentence of flogging. A defiant Lubna Hussein said she would not pay a $200 fine and would take a month in prison instead to protest Sudan&#8217;s draconian morality laws.

The 43-year old journalist has set out to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-convicted-of-indecency-in-sudan-for-wearing-trousers-fined-200-but-spared-flogging-161938/" title="Woman convicted of indecency in Sudan for wearing trousers, fined $200, but spared flogging">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sudan judge fines woman $200 for wearing trousers, no flogging penalty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese judge convicted a woman journalist for violating the public indecency law by wearing trousers outdoors and fined her $200, but did not impose a feared flogging penalty.

Lubna Hussein was among 13 women arrested July 3 in a raid by the public order police in Khartoum. Ten of the women were ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudan-judge-fines-woman-200-for-wearing-trousers-no-flogging-penalty-161760/" title="Sudan judge fines woman $200 for wearing trousers, no flogging penalty">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Watchdog group: discrepancies in Sudan oil figures, southern Sudan could be owed millions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAIROBI, Kenya — Sudan&#8217;s central government could owe its semiautonomous south hundreds of millions of dollars in oil revenue, threatening a 2005 peace deal that ended Sudan&#8217;s two-decade civil war, a watchdog group said Monday.

London-based Global Witness said it has found discrepancies in reports of Sudan&#8217;s oil production, which &#8220;raises serious questions about whether the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/watchdog-group-discrepancies-in-sudan-oil-figures-southern-sudan-could-be-owed-millions-161757/">Watchdog group: discrepancies in Sudan oil figures, southern Sudan could be owed millions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police detains scores of women supporting female journalist on trial for wearing trousers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Mohamed Osman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese police rounded up about 40 women protesters Monday outside a courthouse where they were showing support for a female journalist on trial for wearing trousers in public.

Some of the women protesters were wearing pants themselves.
Security was tight as Lubna Hussein&#8217;s trial resumed. She could receive 40 lashes and pay a fine .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-detains-scores-of-women-supporting-female-journalist-on-trial-for-wearing-trousers-161705/">Source &nbsp;: Police detains scores of women supporting female journalist on trial for wearing trousers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Muslim woman returns to court for trial over Sundanese &#8216;indecency&#8217; laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM - Sudan is facing international condemnation as the trial resumes today of Lubna Hussein, a Muslim woman who faces a flogging for breaking indecency laws by wearing trousers.

Speaking to The Times before her court appearance, Hussein, 34, a widow, said that she was overwhelmed by the public support she has received in her fight .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/muslim-woman-returns-to-court-for-trial-over-sundanese-indecency-laws-161595/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Muslim woman returns to court for trial over Sundanese &#8216;indecency&#8217; laws</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: More tribal violence in southern Sudan leaves 24 dead, dozens wounded</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Osman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — An attack on a southern Sudan village has left 24 people dead, including a tribal chief, his three wives and several children, while dozens were wounded, a newspaper reported Saturday.

The incident was the latest in a rising wave of tribal violence in South Sudan that has killed more than 2,000 people, including .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-more-tribal-violence-in-southern-sudan-leaves-24-dead-dozens-wounded-160737/">Source article &nbsp;: Report: More tribal violence in southern Sudan leaves 24 dead, dozens wounded</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN peacekeeping chief in Darfur says war over after violence drops sharply, activists disagree</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — The outgoing U.N. peacekeeping chief in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur region said the world should no longer consider the long-running conflict a war after a sharp decline in violence and deaths over the past year.

Activists and Darfur residents disagree, and the comments by Rodolphe Adada heightened anxiety that there will be less international focus on ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-peacekeeping-chief-in-darfur-says-war-over-after-violence-drops-sharply-activists-disagree-159130/">UN peacekeeping chief in Darfur says war over after violence drops sharply, activists disagree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Sudan-Violence story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — In an Aug. 31 story about tribal violence in southern Sudan, The Associated Press erroneously quoted a U.N. official as saying the Dinka Bor tribe attacked a village of the rival Lou-Nuer tribe.

According to spokesman Ashraf Eissa, U.N. reports say the Lou-Nuer tribe attacked a village of the Dinka.
The story should have ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-sudan-violence-story-156536/">Correction: Sudan-Violence story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southern Sudanese tribes battle over cattle, leaving 46 people dead, says the UN</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/southern-sudanese-tribes-battle-over-cattle-leaving-46-people-dead-says-the-un-155709/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Osman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — Tribesmen trying to steal cattle attacked a village in southern Sudan, sparking a conflict that killed 46 people, including seven soldiers, the U.N. said Monday.

The incident was the latest in a rising wave of tribal violence in the south that has killed more than 2,000 people, including many women and children, and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southern-sudanese-tribes-battle-over-cattle-leaving-46-people-dead-says-the-un-155709/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Southern Sudanese tribes battle over cattle, leaving 46 people dead, says the UN</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Joint UN-AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur says 2 of its foreign civilian workers kidnapped</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — An armed group kidnapped two foreign civilians working for the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur on Saturday, a spokesman for the peacekeepers said.

The peacekeeping mission has made contact with the kidnappers, who took the two civilians at about 4:30 a.m. from their home in Zalingei, some 60 miles (100 kilometers) southeast ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/joint-un-au-peacekeeping-mission-in-darfur-says-2-of-its-foreign-civilian-workers-kidnapped-153581/">Joint UN-AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur says 2 of its foreign civilian workers kidnapped</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Worried about Obama policy on Sudan, Darfur activists run critical ads advocating toughness</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/worried-about-obama-policy-on-sudan-darfur-activists-run-critical-ads-advocating-toughness-148790/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Butler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Darfur activists upset about President Barack Obama&#8217;s Sudan policy are launching a critical advertising campaign that urges him to step up pressure on Khartoum.

The move comes as the Obama administration is preparing to release a delayed review of U.S. policy on Sudan. Activists, who had hoped Obama would focus more than the Bush .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/worried-about-obama-policy-on-sudan-darfur-activists-run-critical-ads-advocating-toughness-148790/">Source &nbsp;: Worried about Obama policy on Sudan, Darfur activists run critical ads advocating toughness</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sudan&#8217;s president dismisses country&#8217;s powerful intelligence chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan&#8217;s official news agency says the president has dismissed the country&#8217;s powerful head of national security and intelligence.

Thursday&#8217;s SUNA report says Salah Ghosh has been appointed an adviser to President Omar al-Bashir, a less prominent position.
It was not immediately clear why the intelligence chief was dismissed.
Ghosh assumed his post in the mid-1990s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudans-president-dismisses-countrys-powerful-intelligence-chief-139041/">Original source &nbsp;: Sudan&#8217;s president dismisses country&#8217;s powerful intelligence chief</a>.]]></description>
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