Orb Standard: Africa

A WORLD Food Programme (WFP) study on nutrition and food security in Darfur has found that many families are facing a serious food shortage.

The conflict between rebel groups and militias backed by the Sudanese government has forced more than 1.5 million people to leave their homes.


Congo's forgotten civilians are suffering Chief of DRC Army Staff Leaves Full-blown emergency threatens Somali region Ethiopia to Send Peacekeepers to Somalia Zim MP arrested at airport Cosatu Threatens to Blockade Zimbabwe Tsvangirai revises his opinion of Mbeki Second West African Coup Plot Emerges Anthrax Outbreak Omaheke Under Quarantine Kenya: I am not corrupt, Magaju defends Pretoria's 'most wanted' trio arrested Three soldiers decapitated in Algeria UN warns of huge cholera outbreak in Uganda Museveni, Kutesa hit back at Bidandi Ssali Tunisian women win large share of parliamentary seats		Nigeria sends additional 51 troops to Darfur Darfur crisis: a 'slow-motion genocide' Darfur peace talks stall Sudan: Malnutrition Widespread in Darfur - WFP Nigerian president backs African bishops Kenya: Famine Situation Worsens Central African Republic: Thousands of Flood Victims Desperate As Aid Lacking, Red Cross Says Botswana FM reiterates support for "one China" policy Voters registration in Zanzibar postponed indefinitely SADC to Monitor Botswana Polls SADC urged to tighten screws on Mugabe Angola: Parliament Speaker Defends Gradual Administrative Decentralisation UN Security Council to meet in Nairobi IMF chief urges Egypt to implement economic recovery tips
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UN Security Council
Resolution 1556
on the Crisis in Sudan