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Return of Darfuri fighters from Libya to join combined force gains urgency

Khartoum and several rebel groups agreed in October that all Darfuri fighters should be united under one banner. As tensions in Darfur grow and peacekeepers there pull out, the need for such a force is growing. [...]

Published on 15/02/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Darfur militias remaining in Libya face uncertain return after Juba peace deal falls through

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Suliman Arcua Minnawi, known as "Minni Minnawi", Governor of Darfur.

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Sudan
Return of Darfuri fighters from Libya to join combined force gains urgency

Sudan
Darfur militias remaining in Libya face uncertain return after Juba peace deal falls through

Sudan
Darfur kingpin Minni Minnawi struggles to emerge from Khartoum's shadow

Sudan
Al Burhan's militia allies in Khartoum on edge in Darfur

Libya
Macron leavesel-Menfi and Libya off guest list for Parisian summits

Libya
Turkish shipowners plied Benghazi trade even before Haftar's green light

Libya
From Airbus to Vinci, French firms want in on rebuilding the economy

Central African Republic, Sudan
UN's Darfur logistics provider Tajuj extends ops into CAR

Sudan
Darfur leadership portfolios up for grabs

Libya
Abdelhamid Dabaiba, the businessman who became prime minister

In Focus | Sudan
Will Sudan's lost legions return to Darfur from Libya and Yemen?

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Five candidates in race to lead UNITAMS in Khartoum