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Darfur’s Peace Talks

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In Jule 2010 a new round of Doha negotiations is planned. Currently there are consultations with civil society organization from Darfur.

Another round of peace negotiations on Darfur began in April 2010 in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Initially many of the rebel movements gathered there to attempt to reach a peaceful solution. Currently the main rebel faction participating is LJM led by Tigani Sese, while JEM led by Khalil Ibrahim has withdrawn. The founder of SLM, Abdel Wahid Al Nur, never participated.

Bashir forms high-level committee to oversee Darfur negotiations

KHARTOUM (27 Jul.) - President Omar al-Bashir yesterday issued two Republican Decrees, assigning Dr. Ghazi Salah El Din with the Darfur file, and forming a follow-up committee under Dr. Ghazi’s ... full story

Tijani Sese says progress in talks on wealth-sharing at Doha

DOHA (26 Jul.) - Tijani Sese, head of the Liberation and Justice Movement, told Radio Dabanga in an interview Thursday that there appears to be progress in negotiation of the wealth-sharing ... full story
Conflict in Darfur

Violence has gripped Darfur since 2003. In the latest most significant development, clashes started in March 2010 between two Arab tribes, the Misseriya and the Nuwayba, in the... full dossier

Additional fighting broke out between parts of other Arab tribes including the Sa'ada and Abbala Rizeigat. Thousands of people are displaced because of the clashes. Besides this, government forces continue to battle rebel fighters.

The Justice and Equality Movement, whose forces were expelled from Chad as Sudan and Chad normalized their relations in January, has dispersed its forces throughout several areas of Darfur and even into Southern Kordofan. Heavy fighting between JEM and government forces began in May after the rebel movement withdrew from the Doha peace talks.

75 dead taken from battlefield near El Fasher in N. Darfur

EL FASHER (15 Jul.) - The bodies 75 people were transported yesterday from the battlefield to Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The dead men had been killed in fighting against ... full story

JEM rebels reach out to Arab tribe with release of Zayadiya fighters

LWABIT (15 Jul.) - The Justice and Equality Movement said that it was on track to release recently captured prisoners of the Zayadiya tribe. The movement said that the Zayadiya tribesmen were ... full story
Disease in Darfur

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The meningitis outbreak in 2010 has hit areas of West and South Darfur. Not enough people have been vaccinated. Meningitis is a disease that may cause symptoms of fever, nausea, headache, and neck stiffness. In children, seizures are also common.

English items related to Radio Dabanga's coverage are available in the links below.

600 child malnutrition cases in Kalma, diarrhea cases at Kereinek

KALMA (4 Jul.) - Humanitarian officials discovered hundreds of cases of malnutrition among children of Kalma Camp in southern Darfur. They are monitoring 600 cases of malnutrition among the ... full story

El Geneina citizens complain of meningitis outbreak

EL GENEINA (3 Jun.) - Citizens of El Geneina complained about lack of vaccines to combat the outbreak of meningitis, which has led to increased mortality, especially in the regions Tendalti, Rijul ... full story

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