Court may issue arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir
Later today the International Criminal Court will announce whether it is issuing an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes...
View ArticleThe verdict is in for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
Just this morning, the International Criminal Court in The Hague has issued a warrant for the arrest of the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. This is the first warrant ever issued against a sitting...
View ArticleAid agencies kicked out of Darfur after warrant issued for Sudanese president
At least thirteen aid agencies have been kicked out of Darfur, Sudan this week. That's after the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar...
View ArticleHunting asteroids before they hunt earth
On Oct. 5 at an observatory on Mount Lemmon in Arizona an astronomer noticed a comet headed this way. He sent the coordinates to the Minor Planet Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for...
View ArticleWorld affairs with the BBC
The Takeaway looks at two stories in the global news today with our partners, the BBC. First, President Barack Obama unveils his Afghan war strategy today. Officials say the President plans to send...
View ArticleSudanese Laws in the Media Spotlight
A Sudanese reporter has been charged with wearing indecent clothing. What was she wearing to land her in court? Trousers. If convicted of the crime, she could be punished with 40 lashes. She has...
View ArticleGenocide Charges Expected for Sudan's President
This morning the International Criminal court in the Hague is deciding whether to charge the current Sudanese president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, with genocide. The ICC had already issued an arrest...
View ArticleFirst Multi-Party Elections in Sudan Under Way
The first multi-party elections held in Sudan in two decades began Sunday. In a complex three-day balloting process, Sudanese are choosing not only their president, but also their national and state...
View ArticleTop of the Hour: Separating Sudan, Morning Headlines
Sudan could vote to separate into two separate countries, creating what might be the most significant political development on the African continent since the end of Apartheid.
View ArticleTensions Build as Southern Sudan Prepares for Independence Vote
On January 9th, Southern Sudan is scheduled to vote on whether to break away from the North and form a separate nation. So far over three million people have signed up to vote, with about 96 percent in...
View ArticleSatellite Program Aims to Deter Atrocities in Sudan
A partnership between Google, the U.N., Harvard University and a group led by actor George Clooney has developed a high tech plan to try and prevent large-scale violence in Sudan. Many observers fear...
View ArticleSudan Prepares for Historic Vote
Sudan is Africa's largest, and arguably, its most divided nation. Right now, Sudanese are getting ready for a historic vote that will allow them a chance to re-draw the African map. The vote happens on...
View ArticleReporter's Notebook: Covering Sudan in 2005
This Sunday, South Sudan will decide whether to split off from the North in a historic referendum that’s part of a 2005 peace deal. All week, Takeaway producer Noel King will be reporting from the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Prepares for Independence Vote
This Sunday, South Sudan will decide whether to split off from the North in a historic referendum that's part of a 2005 peace deal. A vote for secession would re-draw Africa's map and raise innumerable...
View ArticleThe Making of a Country: Creating a National Anthem in South Sudan
On Friday night at Juba's Nyakuron cultural center, some of southern Sudan's most popular young musicians played to cheering crowds in a concert celebrating the upcoming referendum. I went to the event...
View ArticleAs Sudan Votes: Civil Wars and State Secessions
Sudan, a country devastated by civil war, prepares to split in two. Is there a comparison to be made with our own country, which survived a civil war as a whole union? We look into the tragedy of war...
View ArticleSudan Votes in Historic Referendum
On Sunday, the south Sudan began to vote in a historic referendum that may split the country in two, separating its mostly Christian South from its mostly Muslim North. Takeaway producer Noel King has...
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Generations Affected by Decades of War in Sudan
Almost all of the four million voters in Southern Sudan casting their votes on whether or not to secede from the North have been affected by decades of bloodshed and civil war in that country. Takeaway...
View ArticleCan South Sudan Gain Independence Peacefully?
It's a historic moment in African history. South Sudan will secede from the North, which is predominantly Muslim. Though Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir campaigned on a promise to maintain unity, he...
View ArticleSudan Referendum Sets Stage for Diaspora to Return Home
Many nations in North Africa and the Middle East are no stranger to election results that seem less than democratic. In 2006, Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh won re-election with seventy-seven...
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