2007

Sudan and Chad signed a reconciliation deal in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, pledging to cooperate with the United Nations to stabilise Sudan’s Darfur region and the neighbouring areas of Chad

Sudan faces the risk of further sanctions and isolation after unequivocally ruling out any cooperation with the International Criminal Court over Darfur.

The Save Darfur Coalition stepped up its campaign by pressuring Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Fidelity Investments to withdraw their financial interests in PetroChina.

A coalition plans to launch an ad campaign meant to pressure Fidelity Investments and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to divest from corporations doing business with the government in Darfur

Land Rover vehicles are no longer being sold in Sudan after the Securities and Exchange Commission asked the company about reports that some Land Rovers may have been used by military or paramilitary organizations

The international community needs to complement efforts to get peacekeepers on the ground with a new approach to negotiating a political settlement if there is to be peace in Darfur

China has wavered between offering to work closer with the West and guarding ties with Sudan, highlighting how nervously Beijing handles its rising prominence.

A Sunday Times investigation has uncovered evidence that Land Rover Defenders have been supplied to the Sudanese police, who have fitted machineguns to turn them into highly mobile killing machines

The comprehensive peace agreement has reached a delicate stage, with the full and verified redeployment this year of both sides’ forces critical to the deal’s chances of long-term success

White Nile has started drilling its first well in a disputed 67,000 square km (25,870 sq mile) concession in semi-autonomous south Sudan