Together with Brad Pitt, Clooney and Cheadle have used their celebrity status to raise money for refugees through their "Not On Our Watch" charity, and make sure Darfur's "continuing carnage" is not forgotten. They stressed that world leaders must not be allowed to ignore the war in Darfur, as they received an award by Nobel peace laureates for their efforts to help civilians c... read full post picked by marli 11 months ago

AU Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit said Khartoum agreed to a "hybrid" force of between 17,000 and 19,000 troops after "clarifications" from AU and UN officials. picked by gammerus 1 year ago

The joint UN-African Union peacekeeping mission to Darfur may fail unless countries can provide helicopters and lorries, a top UN official says. picked by mahler87 1 year ago

"A huge underground lake has been found in Sudan's Darfur region, scientists say, which they believe could help end the conflict in the arid region." picked by gammerus 1 year ago

I think keeping the peace anywhere is a laudable thing to do. But when I read stories like these, then I do despair a bit. Why do Europeans and others have to go through so many hoops to try and "keep the peace" (we need to make it first...) when Africans don't seem to care enough about it themselves? *sigh* picked by rambler 11 months ago

Advice from Roméo Dallaire, now a Canadian senator, but a former "betrayee", to Martin Agwai, the Nigerian general given the task of stopping the bloodshed in Darfur. picked by rambler 1 year ago