(JEM), voiced contempt for the peace process facilitated by international mediators and hosted by the emirate of Qatar. In a telephone interview with Radio Dabanga on Friday from Tripoli, he stated that he refuses to continue to negotiate under the current circumstances and denounced an international ‘conspiracy’ to force him to return to the Qatari capital at Doha. The rebel chief leads the most militarily powerful of Darfur’s many armed opposition factions.

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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan signed a 1.25 billion euro deal with a private French company on Wednesday to build three solar power plants in the war-torn Darfur region, a step forward in sustainable clean energy.

The project will target producing 2000 megawatts of electricity over the next 10 years using concentrated

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Darfur rebel chief scorns mediators of ‘chaotic’ talks, appeals to Gaddafi
TRIPOLI

Khalil Ibrahim, chairman of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), voiced contempt for the peace process facilitated by international mediators and hosted by the emirate of Qatar. In a telephone interview with Radio Dabanga on Friday from Tripoli, he stated that he refuses to continue to negotiate under the current circumstances and denounced an international ‘conspiracy’ to force him to return to the Qatari capital at Doha. The rebel chief leads the most militarily powerful of Darfur’s many armed

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afrol News, 28 May - South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has explained that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir would be arrested and handed over to the ICC should he set foot in South Africa, even if it is only to participate in the FIFA World Cup.

The South African government would not act outside the framework of international laws which South Africa had ratified, should Sudanese President al-Bashir set foot in the country said President Zuma, according to

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May 27, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government appeared resigned to the presence of a Darfur rebel leader in Libya despite attempts to have him evicted.

Khalil Ibrahim, leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) - AFP Khalil Ibrahim, the head of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel group fighting in Darfur was banned from entering Chad last week and

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May 28, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Khartoum announced today that Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha will lead the Sudanese delegation to attend France-Africa summit which will be held in southern France next week.

The Conference will take place in Nice on May 31 and June 1, 2010. The annual meeting had been initially scheduled for January in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.

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May 28, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir has appointed Salva Kiir Maydrit and Ali Osman Taha respectively as First Vice President and Vice President of the republic, the official SUNA reported today.

Elected with 68 percent of the votes, Bashir sworn-in for a new five-year term on Thursday in a ceremony attended by some African leaders. This is his first election in multi-party polls. In 2005, he continued to preside over the country in accordance with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

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China has been silent about the war in Darfur in order to reap the benefits from Sudanese oil and the sale of Chinese weapons to the Sudanese government  
The China phenomenon has become increasingly active on the African continent in recent years.  Sudan is one of the countries that has strong relations with China.  Before Sudan’s independence in 1956 the nation’s economic relations with China were insignificant, despite good diplomatic relations

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Darfur Displaced Peoples and Refugees Union
A letter to UN Secretary General
Date: May 25, 2010
Mr. Ban Key Moon
United Nations’ Secretary General

Subject : Decision Authorizing UN Officials to
          Attend Al-Bashir Inauguration Ceremony
Dear Sire:

  With the great respect and humility Darfur  Displaced peoples and Refugees Union writes you this letter to express its  deep  appreciation and respect to you and to the International Organization.
  Darfur Displaced Peoples and Refugees Union has Received with great sadness and dismay the ramifications of your decisions that ordering two of the UN key officials (Abrahim Gambary of UNAMID and

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May 24, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese presidential assistant reaffirmed today that the upcoming government would not be a coalition government adding it could include people who agree with its proposed program.

Speaking to the media after the first sitting of the newly elected Assembly National, Nafie Ali Nafie stated

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May 24, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in Sudan blasted opposition parties saying they are attempting to use the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its allies to sabotage the country.

Qutbi Al-Mahdi, a senior NCP official, told the government sponsored Sudanese Media Center (SMC) that opposition parties “lost their political legitimacy and popular existence so they rushed again to get boost

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Sudan has charged a detained opposition journalist with terrorism and espionage with his lawyers claiming on Tuesday that he was tortured in custody.

US-based rights group Human Rights Watch condemned the arrest earlier this month of opposition Islamist Hassan al-Turabi and four staff members from his al-Rai al-Shaab paper, mouthpiece of Turabi’s Popular Congress Party (PCP).

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AU chief says cessation of Sudan’s south could lead to ‘major difficulties, including war’.

OUAGADOUGOU - African Union (AU) chief Jean Ping voiced concern Tuesday about south Sudan voting for independence in a referendum due in January, saying it would be a “major problem” for other African nations.

“From the outset we’ve argued in favour one of the options, making (Sudan’s) unity attractive,” Ping told

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May 24, 2010 (LONDON) — Rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) urged the UN chief and Joint Chief Mediator to facilitate the return of its leader to Darfur, saying current situation would impede efforts for peace.

Khalil Ibrahim had been banned by the Chadian authorities on May 19, from returning to Darfur through Ndjamena and returned to the Libyan capital Tripoli.

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KHARTOUM, May 23 (Reuters) - Darfur rebels said they released on Sunday 63 government soldiers captured during recent fighting, the latest in a wave of clashes which have dimmed hopes of reviving peace talks.

President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, charges he denies. The United Nations says the rebellion and Khartoum’s counter-insurgency campaign drove 2 million from their homes, sparking one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

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The Sudan Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)

 
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JEM Release 63 new POWs to ICRC
A Military Statement

Early today, JEM completed handing over of 63 Prisoners of War to the ICRC.  These POWs were captured in the battle of Umsaouna, last week, May 19th.
10 of the Prisoners were handed over by the ICRC to local leaders and relatives while 53 including 23 injured soldiers were flown to government bases.

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By Khaled Mahmoud

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Dr Khalil Ibrahim, leader of the Justice and Equality Movement [JEM], the largest rebel movement in Darfur, said that attempts to prevent him from entering the areas that his forces control in Darfur will not succeed. On Friday, the Sudanese authorities sought to persuade Libya to expel him from

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May 21, 2010 (PARIS) — The Joint Chief Mediator today welcomed the release of 44 members of the Sudanese army delivered three days ago to the Red Cross, describing it as good move showing JEM commitment to the signed framework agreement.

Khartoum and the rebel Justice and Equality Movement on February 23 signed a twelve-point agreement where the parties defined the main issues to be discussed in different areas and committed themselves to

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May 21, 2010 (WASHINGTON) – The Sudanese army today denied claims made by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) that it has inflicted heavy casualties on government troops in the recent clashes that occurred in the restive region.

The most powerful military group said that it had killed 200 Sudanese soldiers during fighting in South Darfur while losing 4 on their end. The figures were not independently confirmed.

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Salva Kiir, the leader of south Sudan’s former rebel group the SPLM, has been sworn in as the first elected president of the semi-autonomous southern region.

It follows his landslide victory in April’s elections, part of the peace deal that ended a 21-year civil war between north and south.

Next year, the people of Southern Sudan will vote on possible independence.

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Khartoum denies army death toll, accuses rebels of using civilians as ‘human shields’.

KHARTOUM - Darfur’s most militarised rebel group said on Friday it had killed 200 Sudanese government troops in the western region, but the army denied the toll in the latest fighting to cloud troubled peace talks.

“The Sudanese army fled the villages of Daeen and Shaariya in the eastern part of south Darfur after we killed 200 of their troops” between Wednesday and Thursday, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) commander

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Appeal for Evacuation of 48 Injured GoS Soldiers
A Military Statement

JEM appeals to International Commission for the Red Cross (ICRC) and other relevant UN institutions to assist in evacuation of 48 injured government soldiers following Um Saouna engagement of May 19th.

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Darfur rebel leader in showdown at Chad airport

* Says Chadians destroyed his passport

* Refuses offer to fly to Qatar peace talks

(Writes through with comments from rebel leader, adds Chad)

KHARTOUM, May 19 (Reuters) - A Darfur rebel leader was caught in a diplomatic standoff in Chad’s main airport on Wednesday after authorities refused to let him enter the country on his way back to the battlefield.

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The Sudan Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)

 
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JEM Scores Another Victory in South Darfur
A Military Statement

Midday today, May 19th, 10, GoS army sustained its second crushing defeat within a week.  A conjoined force of SAF, Central Military Reserve and Border Guards engaged the gallant army of JEM at a crossroad between Umsaouna, Sheariya and Muhajariyya, South Darfur. 

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May 18, 2010 (WASHINGTON) — US State Department has condemned today recent military escalations between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and urged the party to resume peace talks.

The Sudanese army and the rebel JEM traded accusations of breaching a cessation of hostilities agreement inked in Doha on 23 February as part of a framework deal to end the seven years in Darfur.

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The Sudan Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)

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JEM Releases 44 War Prisoners
A Statement

JEM is pleased to announce that it has completed a transfer of 44 war prisoners to the ICRC.  The transfer took place in the field, today, May 18th 2010.

Sulaliman Jamous
Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs, JEM

The Sudan Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)

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JEM Did Not Engage GoS in Jabal Moon
A Military Statement

Please note Khartoum’s claim that its army had engaged our forces in Jabal Moon, killing over one hundred JEM soldiers and taking many as war prisoners, is false.  The claim comes following crushing defeat GoS sustained at Tirtir/ Sani Fandi, along Nyala-Dein route, and in which JEM lost 8 soldiers, not 2 as we reported before.

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