Sources: Reuters
The IPC Famine Review Committee determines the presence of famine in five areas in Darfur and South Kordofan, Sudan, and estimates that five more areas will face famine by May 2025 due to ongoing conflict and blocked aid distribution. 2024-12-25
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
Yellow fever kills 32 people and sickens at least 50 more in the Darfur region of Sudan. 2012-11-1
The United Nations claims that Sudan has bombed a village in Darfur. 2011-05-18
China condemns a United Nations report that says Chinese bullets were used in attacks on international peacekeeping forces in the Darfur region of Sudan. 2010-10-21
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 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
The Sudanese government signs a ceasefire deal with a small Darfur rebel group, Liberation and Justice Movement. 2010-03-18