African media coverage

January 16-31, 2009

What happens next?
More attacks. More troops. More talks
Other

What happens next?

Uganda: Daily Monitor
“Sudan opposition leader accused of rebel links”
Published: January 30, 2023
(Fairfield Newspaper Direct)

Angola: Angola Press
“AU Commission top official supports negotiated peace in Darfur”
Published: January 30, 2023
(interesting)

Angola: Angola Press
“Sudanese ‘war crimes spy’ jailed”
Published: January 29, 2023
interesting article

Angola: Angola Press
“Sudan opposition leader accused of Darfur rebel links – media”
Published: January 19, 2023

Nigeria: Business Day
“‘Don’t arrest Bashir’”
Published: January 19, 2023
(Fairfield Newspaper Direct)

Angola: Angola Press
“Bashir war crimes bid challenged”
Published: January 17, 2023
(same article as the one above)

Angola: Angola Press
“Fears grow for Sudanese Islamist”
Published: January 16, 2023

Kenya: The East African
“Sudan leaders anxious to promote peace deal”
Published: January 16, 2023
(interesting perspective on the two states of Sudan…)

More attacks. More troops. More talks

Nigeria: Business Day
“Mbeki heads Darfur panel”
Published: January 30, 2023
(Fairfield Newspaper Direct)

South Africa: News 24
“Sudan: Chad supplies rebels”
Published: January 29, 2023  

South Africa: News 24
“Darfur clashes spark UN concern”
Published: January 27, 2023

South Africa: News 24
“Govt forces repel rebel attack”
Published: January 27, 2023

Angola: Angola Press
“Darfur rebels condemn bombing”
Published: January 26, 2023

Uganda: Daily Monitor
“Govt forces bomb town in Darfur”
Published: January 26, 2023
(Fairfield Newspaper Direct)

Uganda: Daily Monitor
“UN to use Entebbe as base for Darfur”
Published: January 26, 2023
(Fairfield Newspaper Direct)

Tanzania: The New Vision
“UN opens Darfur office in Entebbe”
Published: January 25, 2023 (same story as above)

South Africa: News 24
“Sudan denies rights violations”
Published: January 24, 2023

Angola: Angola Press
“UN, African Union to Ramp Up Deployment of Peacekeepers in Troubled Darfur”
Published: January 22, 2023

Rwanda: The New Times
“Rwanda welcomes UN, AU plan for Darfur deployment”
Published: January 21, 2023

Angola: Angola Press
“Darfur peace mission embarks on heavy military deployment”
Published: January 20, 2023

Kenya: Daily Nation
“Darfur force set to reach full capacity”
Published: January 19, 2023

Tanzania: Daily News
“918 troops for Darfur mission”
Published: January 19, 2023

Rwanda: The New Times
“US, Dutch donate more peacekeeping equipment”
Published: January 17, 2023

Rwanda: The New Times
“RDF soldier commits suicide”
Published: January 16, 2023

Other

Kenya: Daily Nation
“Sudan expels US aid group over bibles”
Published: January 31, 2023

Kenya: Daily Nation
“Crises take centre stage as AU meets”
Published: January 28, 2023  
(not directly related to Darfur, but highlights it as one of the crises that will be on the tables at this meeting).

Rwanda: The New Times
“Lubanga and the International Criminal Court: Is it white man’s justice?”
Published: January 28, 2023
(although, not a new perspective, it’s interesting)

South Africa: The Citizen
“Bear is back in Africa”
Published: January 26, 2023
(Fairfield Newspaper Direct)
(Russia states that they have a responsibility to play in the affairs of Africa and will play a more active role in Darfur).

Kenya: Daily Nation
“Sudan’s ambition to feed Africa”
Published: January 23, 2023
(interesting opinion peace on land in south Sudan…the area has a lot of land, but not enough people who will use it for agriculture because they have a lot of cattle herders. Instead, they could allow others from other African countries to use the land for cultivation).

Kenya: Daily Nation
“Rwanda lays off soldiers and suspends commanders”
Published: January18, 2009
(interesting perspective, in light of the fact that Rwanda’s troops and their participation in the Darfur crisis has been so highlighted.
Rwanda: The New Times
“Friends in need are friends indeed aren’t they not?”
Published: January 16, 2023
(interesting perspective on the role of China in Africa, mentions Darfur)