Mar 17th, 2005 · Former Marine Capt. Brian Steidle has been in the Darfur region of Western Sudan monitoring the humanitarian crisis there for the African Union. Steidle says there's no doubt that Sudan is in the midst of genocide.
Feb 12th, 2005 · John Garang is leader of the People's Liberation Movement in southern Sudan. He will soon be vice president in a new Sudanese government of national unity. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that he hopes the new government will be able to end the widespread human rights abuses in the Darfur region.
Jan 12th, 2005 · Peter Singer's new book, Children at War, takes a look at the use of children as soldiers -- which happens much more than many of us would like to think. From Afghanistan, Thailand and Lebanon to Sudan, Kosovo and Sierra Leone, Singer examines how children are recruited and indoctrinated into warfare. He also says Western forces should prepare themselves for facing children in battle. Singer is the Olin Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution.
Dec 25th, 2004 · "Do They Know It's Christmas," by Band-Aid, is the number one song in Britain this Christmas. It is a remake of the 1984 benefit song for the famine-struck country of Ethiopia. This time it's for Sudan, but some say the song is offensive and reinforces stereotypes of Africa as a desolate wasteland.
Oct 1st, 2004 · The war-torn region of Darfur in Sudan has drawn international attention and concern over the past year. Two members of the humanitarian organization Doctors without Borders talk with NPR's Tavis Smiley about the conditions the people face there and whether or not hope still exists.
Jun 28th, 2004 · Almost 4,000 young Sudanese fled civil war to reach safety in the United States. A graphic novel, Echoes of the Lost Boys of Sudan, tells their harrowing stories.