Full Coverage: North Africa

27.02.2007 The International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has presented evidence alleging that a former Sudanese minister and a leader of the Janjaweed militia jointly committed war crimes against the civilian population in Darfur.
From the ICC
* Crisis in Darfur

26.02.2007 Ajatusta maakeinottelusta ei tule helposti yhdistäneeksi valtioon, joka on pääosin autiomaata. Länsiafrikkalaisessa Nigerissä keinottelusta on kuitenkin jopa hyötyä aavikoitumisen torjunnassa.

23.02.2007 Each time Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Africa, he leaves a bigger Chinese footprint on the continent. This February, Hu made his most visible push yet for settlement of the Darfur crisis.

16.02.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 16 (OneWorld) - While already finding it hard to get into the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur, aid groups say it is becoming increasingly difficult to help displaced people in neighboring Chad as well.

15.02.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15 (OneWorld) - Human rights groups spoke out this week, condemning the United States Special Envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, for claiming the crisis in Darfur no longer constitutes genocide.

13.02.2007 Violence in Darfur has increased dramatically in recent months. Meet some of the 2 million-plus Darfuris who have been forced from their homes.

12.02.2007 There is concern that U.S. policymakers may be shifting attention away from the crisis in Darfur even as most onlookers say the situation is deteriorating and the U.S. government is best positioned to do something about it.

09.02.2007 Many official and non-official leaders within the Arab community have ignored or even denied the ongoing violations against humanity documented by international observers in the Darfur region of Sudan, finds a new report from a Cairo-based human rights group.
From: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies

08.02.2007 The accounts of more than 250 Sudanese provide insight into the scale of human rights abuses in Darfur.
From: Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture

07.02.2007 International attention is focused on Darfur, but politics still frustrates concrete actions to protect the people, and violence on the ground has been on the rise, warns Africa Action.

01.02.2007 Khartoum's effort to evade justice over its atrocities in Darfur must be resisted, say Nick Grono and David Mozersky.