Posted by christine, August 31, 2009
Two members of the joint UN/African Union (Unamid) peacekeeping force have been kidnapped in Sudan’s western Darfur region, officials say.
A Unamid spokesman said the pair – a man and a woman – were abducted in the western town of Zalingei.
The victim’s nationalities have not been made public.
It comes two days after the UN’s military commander in the region said the six-year war there between the government and rebels was over.
The UN says 300,000 people died in the conflict in Darfur, but the Sudanese government puts the figure at 10,000…continue reading…
Posted by christine, August 27, 2009
Many displaced Darfuris live in camps across the border in Chad
The six-year war between forces loyal to Sudan’s government and rebels in Darfur has effectively ended, the UN’s military commander in the region says.
General Martin Agwai, who is leaving his post this week, said the vicious fighting of earlier years had subsided as rebel groups split into factions.
He says the region now suffers more from low-level disputes and banditry.
The UN says 300,000 people have died in Darfur, but the Sudanese government puts the figure at 10,000…continue reading…
Posted by christine, August 26, 2009
By REUTERS
Published: August 25, 2009
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur region, who some diplomats say has been ineffective, is stepping down, United Nations officials said Tuesday.
Officials from the United Nations are working closely with the African Union to find a replacement for the head of the peacekeeping mission, Rodolphe Adada, who is a former foreign minister of Congo, said Marie Okabe, a United Nations spokeswoman…continue reading…
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Nairobi — The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed for at least US$230 million to provide emergency food assistance in the next six months to 3.8 million Kenyans affected by drought and subsequent high food prices.
“[At least] 260,000MT of food are required to feed the affected population,” WFP Kenya country director, Burkard Oberle, said…continue reading…
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Thalif Deen
21 August 2009
Stockholm — The widespread water scarcity in the African continent, impacting on the lives of nearly 300 million people, may be aggravated further by several new threats, including climate change, transboundary disputes and the negative fallout from military conflicts…continue reading…
