They were fleeing an attack by the Janjaweed, the dreaded Arab militia backed by Sudan's government.
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He received a national news Emmy Award for his coverage of the 1988 Sudan famine.
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The UN has warned CAR's conflict is linked with fighting in Chad and Sudan.
Almost every African man and boy in this area has joined the rebels to fight Sudan's government.
Sudan's government, under diplomatic pressure, let them in but they didn't want them to act as peacekeepers.
Security Council passed a resolution last year authorizing U.N. peacekeepers for Darfur, but Sudan's government rejected that.
Sudan's government says they bombed towns in Darfur to put down a regional uprising by the African rebels.
However, they could be overtaken by Cameroon or Ivory Coast, who are away in Sudan and Benin respectively.
Mission in Southern Sudan and was on vacation in Britain, Nepalese state media said.
Our dream now is to get rid of the disease in South Sudan, too.
The idea for the group came last October from George Clooney, who was visiting Sudan.
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In Congo, Sudan and Somalia, chaotic civil strife has kept vaccines and babies apart.
They were due to be transported to a new maternity clinic in South Sudan.
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Sudan produces about 205, 000 barrels of oil per day and exports 145, 000 of them.
Southern Sudan would become Africa's 54th nation on 9 July 2011 if the referendum is passed.
We urgently wish to raise with you the catastrophic human rights situation in Sudan.
But a rapprochement between Chad and Sudan in 2010 has helped bring peace to that region.
The peacekeepers were serving with the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (Unmiss).
There are tropical diseases, fighting in Sudan, dangerous tribes and a lot of dangerous animals.
Ban Ki-moon said the decision could cause "irrevocable damage" to the humanitarian operations in Sudan.
Instead, it has its own ideas for bringing peace to Sudan, leaving separatism off the agenda.
Don't forget, 50 years ago Sudan was the first country becoming independent after decolonization.
Mr Deby's government blames Sudan for inspiring the uprising - an accusation Sudan denies.
In 2011, South Sudan separated from Sudan, taking with it most of the country's oil revenue.
Susan Rice favors a much more punitive U.S. policy towards Sudan, including military strikes.
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has ordered the border with South Sudan to be opened.
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Of course, Mohamed Sudan of the Muslim Brotherhood doesn't see it that way at all.
The challenges the people of southern Sudan will face ahead after the independence are indeed mammoth.
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