Friday, October 8, 2010

Flash Points In Darfur And South Sudan



UN Worker Kidnapped During Visit To Sudan's Darfur -- Christian Science Monitor

A UN employee that was part of a UN Security Council visit to Sudan's Darfur was kidnapped on Thursday night.

A UN peacekeeper was abducted in Sudan's Darfur region on Thursday night amid renewed clashes between rebels and government forces.

While the kidnapping was most likely motivated by money rather than by politics, the abduction raises concerns about deteriorating security conditions in Darfur, where separatists have been battling government forces for the last six years.

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More News On Sudan, Darfur, And South Sudan

UN members visit Darfur as peacekeeper is abducted -- AP
Sudan steps up hunt for kidnapped Hungarian in Darfur -- Reuters
UN members confront Sudan over Darfur violence -- AP
UN envoys press Sudan on security after kidnapping -- AFP
Sudan attacks Darfur rebels hours before UN visit -- Reuters
Rebel Urges U.N. Delegation to Investigate Renewed Attacks on Darfur -- Voice of America
UN Security Council Visits South Sudan; Darfur -- Voice of America
UN envoys get hostile welcome in Darfur amid new clashes -- AFP

Pro-independence supporters greet the UN security council on their visit to south Sudan -- BBC
S.Sudan might have to hold own referendum-president -- Reuters
South may hold own independence vote -- RFI
Sudan referendum: Leaders meet to resolve problems in Abyei -- Christian Science Monitor
Voter registration to begin in November for South Sudan referendum -- CNN
South Sudan rushes to train police ahead of vote -- Alertnet

Clinton says it is 'difficult' dealing with Khartoum -- AFP
Sudan: Protecting minorities -- Relief Web
Sudan heading for disaster, archbishop warns -- The Telegraph
Archbishop warns vote failure will restart Sudan war -- Reuters
Civil war warning over Sudan poll -- Financial Times

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