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No 'magic wand' for Sahel as food shortages loom yet again	10.4.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
WFP says 2012's good harvest in Sahel not enough to alleviate deep-rooted poverty, as millions more face hunger this year Aid agencies are gearing up for a second year of emergency response in the Sahel where an estimated 10.3 million people could be affected by food shortages, according to the UN (pdf). Despite rains in 2012 leading to a good harvest in October-November, deficits incurred during last year's food crisis means the poorest families have not been able to replenish their stocks and pay off debts. The situation this year is exacerbated by a lower than expected harvest in Nigeria (pdf), which produces a lot of the grain consumed in the Sahel – prices have shot up. The crisis in Mali has prevented thousands of families there from planting at all. "We can say there is a crisis already, just by the number of cases of malnutrition which we're dealing with in hospitals from Chad to Burkina Faso to Mali," said Alvaro Pascual, Sahel desk officer for Action Against Hunger . ...
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African journalism is being stifled by a lack of resources	1.3.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
A shortage of money and skills leaves local reporters struggling to compete with big western media outlets There is not a lot of money in African journalism. As an African journalist, I know this all too well. An example: I was in South Sudan in November, on a trip I was financing myself. Weeks in flea-ridden hostels culminated in a four-day stay at a refugee camp near the border with Sudan. I was the only reporter there and pleased with myself for getting a story that no one else had. Not so fast. On my last day there, a small plane descended unannounced on the tiny airstrip and disgorged four foreign correspondents in their khakis and combat boots. They represented two of the biggest and best-known international media outlets. They spent a total of two hours in the camp. One of them had filed his story even before he left. As they hijacked my interviews, I chatted to their fixer who whispered to me that they had spent $8,000 to hire the plane for the morning. To me, this was an ...
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UN rights council seeks stronger international justice system (Cached)	26.2.2013	New Kerala: World News

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Fear stalks South Sudan	22.2.2013	BBC: World
South Sudan optimism fades as repression grows
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1m Sudanese trapped in dire need beyond reach of aid agencies	11.2.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
NGOs criticised for not securing access to people in South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions as hunger crisis worsens The former head of the UN in Sudan has criticised NGOs for failing to campaign for aid to flow to people trapped in a war zone on the border with South Sudan. A war is taking place in South Kordofan and Blue Nile provinces , just north of Sudan's border with South Sudan. The conflict erupted in June 2011 just before the south's independence in July. Mukesh Kapila, who crossed into the war zone without government permission during a visit last month, says there is a "puzzling silence" from aid agencies about the crisis. "Their silence kills," he said. Last month, the director of operations for the UN humanitarian division, John Ging, told the UN security council that nearly 1 million people are in dire need , but not in reach of aid workers, forcing some to rely on roots and leaves for food. Describing the situation as a "severe humanitarian crisis", Ging said the UN ...
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Dangerous to stay, dangerous to move – the plight of refugees in Yida	21.1.2013	Livewire - Amnesty International blogging for human rights
By Alex Neve, Amnesty International Canada’s Secretary General and Khairunissa Dhala, South Sudan Researcher 19 January 2013 – It’s been nine months since we last visited the Yida Refugee Camp in South Sudan and returning now it’s amazing what has … Continue reading →
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Op-Ed Contributor: When Mali’s Democracy Ended, the Atrocities Followed	15.1.2013	NY Times: Editorials
Africa’s nations have a responsibility to protect human rights and democracy.
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US puts $10 mn bounty over USAID employees' killers (Cached)	9.1.2013	New Kerala: World News

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Sudanese man beheaded in Saudi	19.12.2012	BBC: World
A Sudanese man convicted of murder has been beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the country's interior ministry says.
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Hunger ‘Critical’ in Violent Area of Sudan, Group Says	19.10.2012	International Herald Tribune: Front Page
More than 80 percent of people living in a conflict zone in Sudan’s southern region are eating only one meal a day, an American advocacy group said Thursday.
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World Briefing \| Africa: Sudan: Hunger Increases in Conflict Zone	19.10.2012	NYT > World
More than 80 percent of people living in a conflict zone in Sudan’s southern region are eating only one meal a day, compared with 10 percent one year ago.
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Group: Hunger 'critical' in violent area of Sudan	18.10.2012	Boston Globe: Latest
Group: Hunger 'critical' in violent area of Sudan
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Hunger at 'critical' level for girls in violent area of Sudan; most families eat 1 meal a day	18.10.2012	Star Tribune: World

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Sudan accused of dragging feet over humanitarian aid access	5.10.2012	The Guardian -- World Latest
Food supplies dangerously low as up to 250,000 people affected by worsening levels of food security in rebel-held southern areas Despite pledges to allow humanitarian aid into rebel-held areas of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir's government has been accused of continuing to deny UN organisations access to a quarter of a million increasingly desperate people. In August al-Bashir decreed that, after more than a year of restrictions, aid would be allowed into the battered states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, in the south of Sudan. But nearly two months on, sources on the ground reported to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism that they have still seen no supplies coming into the region. According to Ahmed A Saeed, a humanitarian aid worker with a coalition of groups in the area: "There is no food delivered with the consent of the government of Sudan by the UN agencies or any other. The situation has been bad since May and worsened in the past three months." Now food supplies in the ...
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Civilians 'abused' in South Sudan	3.10.2012	BBC: Front Page
South Sudanese forces have committed "shocking" acts of violence against civilians, including killings and rapes, Amnesty International says.
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South Sudan refugee camps rendered inaccessible by heavy rains	27.9.2012	The Guardian -- World Latest
Fears grow about effects of disease and malnutrition after heavy downfalls undermine aid efforts in Maban county South Sudan's rainy season has overwhelmed aid efforts in refugee camps sheltering more than 100,000 Sudanese refugees in Maban county, say international aid agencies. The remote Jamam camp, about 75km west of the border with Sudan , is one of the worst affected, effectively cut off because of roads made impassable by rains. But conditions are bad across the region, according to International Medical Corps UK (IMC). "Flooding has inundated our compounds outside the camps and staff now have to sleep in the refugee camps in the clinic," said Sean Casey, IMC country director for South Sudan . "It is also difficult to get supplies in, as the river is swallowing up our vehicles." Aid agencies warn of a major outbreak of diseases such as hepatitis E, malaria and cholera due to severe malnutrition, water shortages and contaminated drinking water. At least 16 refugees have died from ...
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Sudan reaches agreement on aid access to rebel-controlled areas	8.8.2012	The Guardian -- World Latest
Deal between Sudan and South Sudan paves way for relief supplies into two border states for first time in more than a year Sudan has finally agreed to allow relief supplies into the two rebel-controlled border states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, where aid agencies say fighting and denial of aid access for more than a year has left civilians facing a humanitarian disaster . The agreement came the day after Sudan's negotiating team reached a deal with South Sudan over oil transit fees , potentially resolving a dispute that has threatened a return to all-out war. The UN security council resolution 2046 had threatened both Juba and Khartoum with sanctions if they failed to conclude negotiations by early August. However, the oil deal is conditional on further agreement on border demarcation and security arrangements , which Khartoum insists means ending Juba's support for the rebels in the north. Similarly, the memorandum of understanding (pdf) between the Sudan People's Liberation ...
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UK pledges additional aid for South Sudan refugees as crisis deepens	26.7.2012	The Guardian -- World Latest
Aid will provide emergency healthcare, nutritional supplements, water, shelter and agricultural supplies for people fleeing violence on Sudanese border Britain has announced £31m in additional humanitarian aid for refugees fleeing violence on the Sudanese border as aid agencies struggle with the influx of thousands of people into overcrowded and flooded camps in South Sudan. The new money for the common humanitarian fund , which is run by UN agencies, will come from the UK's existing aid budget. Refugees are converging in South Sudan's Unity and Upper Nile states, with many eating roots to survive during the gruelling journey, said Save the Children . Some were forced to abandon elderly and weak relatives. "Thousands of families are arriving in South Sudan hungry and terrified after walking for days to reach safety," said Jon Cunliffe, Save the Children's South Sudan country director. "People are coming just as heavy rains make it virtually impossible to access these areas to provide ...
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Sudan refugee crisis 'worsening'	16.7.2012	BBC: World
The refugee influx in the border region between Sudan and South Sudan is now a "full-blown humanitarian crisis", Save The Children warns.
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China can play key role in promoting peace and ending crises in Africa \| Ochieng Adala, Jiang Hengkun and Paul Murphy	13.7.2012	The Guardian -- World Latest
From combating arms proliferation to economic growth, Beijing can help development and conflict prevention in Africa Although Africa has become, on the whole, a more peaceful continent in the past two decades, crises in Sudan , South Sudan , Somalia , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and elsewhere demonstrate that insecurity continues to menace parts of the continent. This is frustrating development aspirations , with no low-income, fragile or conflict-affected state yet able to achieve a single millennium development goal . So it is welcome that peace and security will receive significant attention in the upcoming fifth Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (Focac) in Beijing. Three issues deserve special attention at the conference. The first is what political and diplomatic measures China can take to de-escalate crises and prevent conflict. China has started to play a more active role promoting peace between Sudan and South Sudan, and discussions at Focac could build on this to explore ...
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