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Voting for a referendum begins in Darfur, Sudan. Voters will be asked during the three-day referendum to decide on the permanent administrative status of the region. The choices are for the creation of a Darfur Region composed of the States of Darfur, or the retention of the status quo states system. Darfur is currently divided into five states. Voters will decide this week whether the area should go back to being one region, as it was until 1994. However, there are fears of voter apathy and if the referendum will be credible.
2016-04-11

The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur confirms that seven peacekeepers were killed and 17 injured in a patrol while returning to their base in Manawashi near Nyala, the capital of Sudan's South Darfur state.
2013-07-13

Tribal violence in Darfur, Sudan, kills at least 163 people and displaces 50,000 others.
2013-04-8

Justice and Equality Movement rebels in Darfur release 49 UNAMID peacekeepers but retain three other people they accuse of being Sudanese security agents.
2012-02-20

At least three people are killed in a clash between the Sudanese army and rebels in Darfur.
2011-01-25

21 people are killed in a clash between the Sudanese army and two rebel factions in Darfur.
2011-01-21

An abducted Hungarian civilian, who worked for the UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region, is released.
2011-01-6

Members of the U.N. Security Council arrive in the Darfur region of Sudan prior to the referendum on independence from Sudan and receive a hostile welcome from pro-government forces.
2010-10-7

The head of the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping missions in the Darfur region of Sudan calls for the immediate lifting of restrictions on their movements.
2010-07-6

At least 48 people are killed in rival clashes between nomadic groups in the Darfur region of Sudan.
2010-06-19