Govt Declares Immediate Ceasefire in Darfur


NEWS  —  Sudan:   Cautious Optimism Over Darfur Ceasefire Call
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
13 November 2008

The Sudanese government's announcement of a ceasefire in Darfur would not alone solve a crisis that has lasted nearly six years and left hundreds of thousands of people dead - but it offered a glimmer ... [read more]

NEWS  —  Sudan:   Govt Declares Darfur Ceasefire
UN News Service (New York)
13 November 2008

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Sudanese Government's declaration today of an immediate ceasefire between its forces and the rebel movements in Darfur and also Khartoum's stated plan to ... [read more]

NEWS  —  Sudan:   Egyptian Troops Arrive to Boost Strength of Joint UN-African Union Force
UN News Service (New York)
13 November 2008

More than 160 Egyptian personnel arrived in Darfur today as part of a large battalion that will boost the strength of the joint United Nations-African Union force deployed earlier this year in an ... [read more]

OPINION  —  Africa:   Understanding China's Strategy - Beyond 'Non-Interference'
Fahamu (Oxford)
6 November 2008

With China's 'rise' prompting new questions around the country's strategy and the motivations behind how it conducts its international affairs and foreign policy, Stephen Marks considers the direction ... [read more]

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