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  • 18 Sep 2007
    Tutu to lead 'elders' in Sudan peace mission

    A delegation of influential elder statesmen is to be led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the latest initiative to bring peace to Darfur.

  • 29 Aug 2007
    Sudan church leaders concerned over Darfur oil-war link

    Sudan Christian leaders are concerned that the country's oil wealth, previously used by the government in the north of the country to fuel a 21-year war in the south, is again being used for war purposes, as well as government attempts to solve the Darfur crisis.

  • 20 Aug 2007
    London Stock Exchange companies complicit in Sudan genocide say campaigners

    Research complied by Sudan Divestment UK has revealed a significant number of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with close links to the Government of Sudan.

  • 10 Aug 2007
    African churches commit to comprehensive Darfur settlement

    The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), a fellowship of 169 member Churches and Christian Councils in 39 African countries, has issued a strong call for a unified commitment to peace with justice in Darfur.

  • 8 Aug 2007
    Church groups give cautious welcome to Darfur agreement

    Church groups working in the Darfur region have welcomed the conclusion of the Arusha talks as a step towards greater cooperation between rebels which will pave the way for serious negotiations.

  • 5 Aug 2007
    Bishop doubts political will exists to resolve Sudan crisis

    Despite the UN Security Council's vote to authorise up to 26,000 peacekeeping troops for Darfur, a Sudanese Roman Catholic bishop says he believes there is not enough political will to end the crisis in this troubled part of Sudan.

  • 4 May 2007
    US churches leader backs stockholder action on Darfur

    Concerned stockholders have a chance to pressure the Sudanese gvernment to stop the killing in Darfur through responsible economic action, argues the general secretary of the National Council of Churches USA.

  • 16 Feb 2007
    African inter-faith call to back vital Sudan peace process

    After a visit to Sudan which included discussions with political and religious leaders in Khartoum and Juba, an African interfaith delegation has called on the international community to honour its political and financial pledges to sustain Sudan's peace process.

  • 3 Feb 2007
    Tutu dedicates peace prize to South Africa, Darfur and Burma

    Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has dedicated the receipt of India's highest international honour, the Gandhi Peace Prize, to "the people of South Africa, to the freedom of Darfur and to Aung Sans Suu Kyi", the Burmese leader held under house arrest - writes Anto Akkara from Thrissur, India, for Ecumenical News International(ENI).

  • 12 Jan 2007
    Christian Aid criticizes Somalia military air strikes

    Recent US air strikes against militants in Somalia will do little to bring peace and security to the region, says leading UK-based international development agency Christian Aid.