Sudan build-up in oil-rich state

The Sudanese army says it has sent more troops to the sensitive oil-rich South Kordofan state.

The army told state media that it had information that a Darfur rebel group planned to attack the area.

If Chad coup succeeds, Darfur crisis could deepen

Johannesburg, South Africa - With rebels in the heart of Chad's capital, N'Djamena, surrounding the presidential palace, the complex Darfur conflict is set to take a dramatic and unexpected turn.
If President Idriss Déby's government falls by military coup, humanitarian aid operations feeding nearly 400,000 Sudanese refugees and displaced Chadians will be thrown into disarray, and half a dozen Darfur rebel movements taking refuge in Chad may be forced to move their bases back into the troubled Sudanese region.

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Africa summit focus shifts from Kenya to Chad

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — A summit of African leaders shifted its attention Friday from the crisis in Kenya to Chad, with delegates voicing fears of a major conflict that could scupper peace efforts in Sudan.

The 53-state African Union also elected Gabon's foreign minister, Jean Ping, as the new chairman of its main executive arm, replacing the charismatic Alpha Omar Konare, Mali's former president, who had been at the helm since 2003.

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