Sources: Reuters
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
Yellow fever kills 32 people and sickens at least 50 more in the Darfur region of Sudan. 2012-11-1
Darfur is to be divided into smaller states by Sudan, causing rebels in the region to protest. 2011-03-8
Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement says it is ready to start discussions with international mediators in Qatar, but was not yet prepared to re-join full peace negotiations, saying Sudan's government had broken a ceasefire 2010-10-24
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
Two Russian pilots are abducted in Sudan's western Darfur region. 2010-08-30
Two UNAMID peacekeepers are abducted by armed men in Nyala in the Darfur region of Sudan. 2010-08-14
At least 48 people are killed in rival clashes between nomadic groups in the Darfur region of Sudan. 2010-06-19
41 people have been killed in fighting over the past three days in Sudan's western region of Darfur according to a Sudan tribal leader. 2010-06-6
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir could still face charges of genocide in Darfur. 2010-02-8