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The trial of Ali Kushayb, one of the suspects in the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, begins at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Kushayb pleads not guilty.
2022-04-5

According to the Sudanese electoral commission, more than 97% of voters in Darfur choose to remain as five states rather than form a single region. However, The vote was held amid ongoing insecurity and many of Sudan's 2.5 million displaced people were not registered to vote, with the U.S. State Department warning that the referendum could not be considered credible "under current rules and conditions".
2016-04-23

Sudan's Electoral Commission declares that incumbent President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir won re-election with 94.4 per cent of the vote extending his 25 year rule. He has been indicted multiple times by the International Criminal Court for being personally responsible for war crimes committed in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan.
2015-04-27

The United Nations claims that Sudan has bombed a village in Darfur.
2011-05-18

Darfur is to be divided into smaller states by Sudan, causing rebels in the region to protest.
2011-03-8

The Justice and Equality Movement in Darfur, western Sudan, asks the United Nations to rescue its leader in Libya, after accusations he was supporting mercenary activities in the country.
2011-02-28

Rebel groups in the Darfur region of Sudan clash with government forces, three days after resuming ceasefire negotiations.
2010-12-24

Two UNAMID peacekeepers are abducted by armed men in Nyala in the Darfur region of Sudan.
2010-08-14

Sudan announces it will close its border with Libya due to the operations of Darfur rebels in the area.
2010-06-29

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir could still face charges of genocide in Darfur.
2010-02-8