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    In Darfur, a region in western Sudan approximately the size of Texas, over a million people are threatened with torture and death at the hands of marauding militia and a complicit government. Genocide evokes not only the moral, but also, the legal responsibility of the world community. Under international agreement, a nation must intervene to stop a genocide when it is officially acknowledged.

    "Officially" is the key word here. So far, no nation in the international community has "officially" acknowledged the truth: Sudan is a bleeding ground of genocide. In this void, the Sudanese government continues to act with brutal impunity.

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April 10, 2008

New Additions to "RSS Feeds of News from Africa"--Plus Additional Notes

Pambazuka's podcast feed, plus Africa-related feeds from David Axe's blog and the Bank Information Center (BIC), have all been added to the very, very big batch of widget-based RSS feeds of news from Africa.

In addition, see AFP, Reuters, AP, CNN, VOA, IRIN, and UN News Service stories concerning the latest killings of WFP contract workers in Sudan--plus a separate VOA story concerning a new HRW statement claiming that violence in the disputed areas between north and south Sudan may be part of a plan to skew the upcoming census.

Also, Nicholas Kristof's latest "New York Times"/"International Herald Tribune" column is about his suggestions to President Bush on how to deal with Darfur; see also the related post on his official blog.

Concerning the latest about the planned signing by the LRA's Joseph Kony of a final peace agreement, see Uganda-CAN and Resolve Uganda (plus a recent UN Dispatch post).

And, concerning the latest fighting in Somalia, see stories from AFP ("Burundi says undeterred by soldier's killing in Somalia" and "Insurgents raid Somali town") and Kenya's "Nation" (along with, of course, various stories from Garowe Online, Shabelle, and Press TV)--plus semi-related feature reports from "Newsweek", IRIN, AFP, and Reuters, not to mention new policy recommendations from Refugees International. - EJM

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