Darfur has slipped off the front pages in recent years, replaced by newer, more exciting causes célèbres. This doesn't mean the situation has got any better. As fighting flares up yet again, it's worth remembering what is going wrong - and how it is affecting not just Darfur, but the whole region.
There was a time when Darfur was the African conflict of choice. Its cause was feted by politicians, celebrities and fashionistas, its images splashed all over newspaper front pages and TV channels. There were concerts. George bloody Clooney wouldn't shut up about it.
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