A child looks at UN peacekeepers during a visit of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to Al Nimir camp, in East Darfur, Sudan. AFP
A child looks at UN peacekeepers during a visit of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to Al Nimir camp, in East Darfur, Sudan. AFP
A child looks at UN peacekeepers during a visit of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to Al Nimir camp, in East Darfur, Sudan. AFP
A child looks at UN peacekeepers during a visit of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to Al Nimir camp, in East Darfur, Sudan. AFP

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Ethnic violence in Sudan's Darfur region leaves 50 dead

Fears are growing that a reduction in peacekeeping forces will lead to worsening violence

Hamza Hendawi
Hamza Hendawi
Cairo

April 06, 2021

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Fifty people have been killed in ethnic violence in Sudan’s Darfur region at the weekend, the local branch of the country’s powerful doctors’ union said on Tuesday.

The union initially said on Monday that 18 people had been killed.

The weekend’s clashes are now one of the deadliest episodes of violence in the restless Darfur area in years.

The number of wounded has also risen from 54 to 132, the union said.

The injured included several critical cases that require treatment in better-equipped hospitals in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, it added.

Authorities in Darfur have meanwhile declared a state of emergency in the city of Geneina in Western Darfur state, where the violence broke out on Saturday between ethnic African Masaleet tribesmen and Arabs. The violence is believed to have started over the theft of a car.

Government soldiers and local police have been patrolling the city’s streets since Monday, enforcing a tense quiet, according to local officials.

The latest bout of violence in Darfur, which has seen a ruinous insurrection in the 2000s, followed clashes in January in the vast region that left 250 people killed, including at least 10 children, and forced 10,000 to flee their homes.

In January, at least 70 people were killed in Gereida, a town in south Darfur, in clashes. The violence there was triggered by the killing of a 10-year-old boy.

Tribal tensions in Darfur have often boiled over into deadly clashes, underlining the fragility of the security situation in a region about the size of Spain.

Ongoing instability there has highlighted the central government’s limited resources to enforce law and order.

Sudanese soldiers look at a plane destroyed by the rebels on the North Darfur state capital of Al-Fasher 29 April 2003. Thousands of villagers have reportedly fled their villages since April 11 after fighting between government forces and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA). Khartoum has refused to acknowledge any political motivation for unrest in the Darfur states, blaming it instead on "armed criminal gangs and outlaws," who it says are aided by tribes from neighboring Chad. AFP PHOTO/Salah OMAR (Photo by SALAH OMAR / AFP)
Sudanese soldiers look at a plane destroyed by the rebels on the North Darfur state capital of Al-Fasher 29 April 2003. Thousands of villagers have reportedly fled their villages since April 11 after fighting between government forces and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA). Khartoum has refused to acknowledge any political motivation for unrest in the Darfur states, blaming it instead on "armed criminal gangs and outlaws," who it says are aided by tribes from neighboring Chad. AFP PHOTO/Salah OMAR (Photo by SALAH OMAR / AFP)
Members of the southern-based rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) sit in the forest in Sudan's western region of Darfur in April 2004. Fighting in the area that has erupted in February 2003 between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels has claimed at least 10,000 lives and raised the spectre of a devastating humanitarian crisis that could see up to one million die, the UN and international officials have said. The pro-Sudanese government "Janjaweed" militia have been accused of ethnic cleansing against the black population of the Darfur region. AFP
Members of the southern-based rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) sit in the forest in Sudan's western region of Darfur in April 2004. Fighting in the area that has erupted in February 2003 between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels has claimed at least 10,000 lives and raised the spectre of a devastating humanitarian crisis that could see up to one million die, the UN and international officials have said. The pro-Sudanese government "Janjaweed" militia have been accused of ethnic cleansing against the black population of the Darfur region. AFP
The village of Khair Wajid is seen after being burnt by the pro-Sudanese government "Janjaweed" militias in the western Darfur region of Sudan in in April 2004. The Arab "Janjaweed" militia have been accused of ethnic cleansing against the black population of the Darfur region. AFP
The village of Khair Wajid is seen after being burnt by the pro-Sudanese government "Janjaweed" militias in the western Darfur region of Sudan in in April 2004. The Arab "Janjaweed" militia have been accused of ethnic cleansing against the black population of the Darfur region. AFP
Malnourished children are fed at the Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) nutrition centre on June 21, 2004 in the Mornay camp, in western Darfur, Sudan. More than 80,000 displaced people reached this town to try to escape ethnic violence in the Darfur region. After surviving massacres carried out by pro-government militias on their villages, these refugees are now virtual prisoners in the camp as the same militias now control the camp's periphery conducting violent attacks and rapes on villagers who go out looking for food and essential items according to MSF. AFP
Malnourished children are fed at the Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) nutrition centre on June 21, 2004 in the Mornay camp, in western Darfur, Sudan. More than 80,000 displaced people reached this town to try to escape ethnic violence in the Darfur region. After surviving massacres carried out by pro-government militias on their villages, these refugees are now virtual prisoners in the camp as the same militias now control the camp's periphery conducting violent attacks and rapes on villagers who go out looking for food and essential items according to MSF. AFP
Relatives mourn over the body of one-year-old Ali, who died of malnutrition in a refugee camp in El-Geneina in the Darfour, Sudan on June 21, 2004. AFP
Relatives mourn over the body of one-year-old Ali, who died of malnutrition in a refugee camp in El-Geneina in the Darfour, Sudan on June 21, 2004. AFP
A rebel of the Movement for Justice and Equality (MJE), fighting Sudanese troops, mans a post on July 28, 2004 in the northern part of the western Sudanese Darfur region. Sudan is prepared to deploy up to 12,000 policemen to secure the war-torn western region of Darfur, should that become necessary, Information Minister Zahawi Ibrahim Malik told AFP on August 3, 2004. AFP
A rebel of the Movement for Justice and Equality (MJE), fighting Sudanese troops, mans a post on July 28, 2004 in the northern part of the western Sudanese Darfur region. Sudan is prepared to deploy up to 12,000 policemen to secure the war-torn western region of Darfur, should that become necessary, Information Minister Zahawi Ibrahim Malik told AFP on August 3, 2004. AFP
A Sudanese woman walks in the Internally Displaced Persons camp of Krindig on the outskirts of the town of El-Geneina on September 13, 2004. More than 500,000 Internally Displaced Persons of an estimated one million in Sudan live in encampments in western Darfur. An estimated 50,000 people have been killed and 1.4 million more uprooted in a campaign against Darfur's black African population, which began in February 2003. AFP
A Sudanese woman walks in the Internally Displaced Persons camp of Krindig on the outskirts of the town of El-Geneina on September 13, 2004. More than 500,000 Internally Displaced Persons of an estimated one million in Sudan live in encampments in western Darfur. An estimated 50,000 people have been killed and 1.4 million more uprooted in a campaign against Darfur's black African population, which began in February 2003. AFP
Internally-displaced Sudanese wait to receive food supplies from from the World Food Programme in Kalma Camp, near Nyala town in Sudan's southern Darfur region on January 10, 2005. AFP
Internally-displaced Sudanese wait to receive food supplies from from the World Food Programme in Kalma Camp, near Nyala town in Sudan's southern Darfur region on January 10, 2005. AFP
Freshly displaced Darfuris await the arrival of the UN relief coordinator Jan Egeland in the rebel held town of Gereida in southern Darfur on May 7, 2006. AFP
Freshly displaced Darfuris await the arrival of the UN relief coordinator Jan Egeland in the rebel held town of Gereida in southern Darfur on May 7, 2006. AFP
Rwandan soldiers from the African Union Mission in Sudan (Amis) patrol between Al-Fasher, the capital of Northern Darfur, and Kuma, a town to the north-east on May 18, 2006. Amis is deployed since 2004 in Darfur to bring back peace to this war-torn region. A peace deal was signed on May 5 between one of the three rebel groups and the government of Khartoum. AFP
Rwandan soldiers from the African Union Mission in Sudan (Amis) patrol between Al-Fasher, the capital of Northern Darfur, and Kuma, a town to the north-east on May 18, 2006. Amis is deployed since 2004 in Darfur to bring back peace to this war-torn region. A peace deal was signed on May 5 between one of the three rebel groups and the government of Khartoum. AFP
Rebels from the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) in Tina, a small village next to Tawila, a town located 70 kms west of al-Fasher, capital of Northern Darfur are pictured on May 20, 2006. This branch of the SLM loyal to Abdulwaheed Mohamed Nur didn't sign the peace deal with Karthoum. They demand more rights, but have been threatened by the UN security council of sanctions if they don't agree to the peace before May 31. AFP
Rebels from the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) in Tina, a small village next to Tawila, a town located 70 kms west of al-Fasher, capital of Northern Darfur are pictured on May 20, 2006. This branch of the SLM loyal to Abdulwaheed Mohamed Nur didn't sign the peace deal with Karthoum. They demand more rights, but have been threatened by the UN security council of sanctions if they don't agree to the peace before May 31. AFP
UN Special Envoy for Darfur, Jan Eliasson, left; and Ambassador Boubou Niang of Amis Darfur Peace Agreement Implementation Team (DPAIT) listen to local leaders of an Arab tribe during a meeting at the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNIMIS) headquarters in el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, August 10, 2007. The deployment of the UN-African Union peacekeeping force to the western Sudanese region of Darfur will be an unprecedented challenge, the UN official in charge of the mission said today. AFP
UN Special Envoy for Darfur, Jan Eliasson, left; and Ambassador Boubou Niang of Amis Darfur Peace Agreement Implementation Team (DPAIT) listen to local leaders of an Arab tribe during a meeting at the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNIMIS) headquarters in el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, August 10, 2007. The deployment of the UN-African Union peacekeeping force to the western Sudanese region of Darfur will be an unprecedented challenge, the UN official in charge of the mission said today. AFP
AMIS soldiers carry an injured colleague to a helicopter at Haskanita military group site on September 30, 2007 following an attack by a large, organised group of heavily armed men who overran southern Darfur's Haskanita camp. AFP
AMIS soldiers carry an injured colleague to a helicopter at Haskanita military group site on September 30, 2007 following an attack by a large, organised group of heavily armed men who overran southern Darfur's Haskanita camp. AFP
An Amis military observer , left, and Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) members survey the burnt-out marketplace in Muhajariya town in southern Darfur, on October 10, 2007, following violent clashes. The town, which is a stronghold of the SLA Minni Minnawi faction, the only rebel group to sign the May 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement, experienced heavy fighting October 9 in what the SLA said was a Sudanese government-backed attack in which more than 50 people died. The clashes left many homes burnt to the ground and shops destroyed and looted. AFP
An Amis military observer , left, and Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) members survey the burnt-out marketplace in Muhajariya town in southern Darfur, on October 10, 2007, following violent clashes. The town, which is a stronghold of the SLA Minni Minnawi faction, the only rebel group to sign the May 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement, experienced heavy fighting October 9 in what the SLA said was a Sudanese government-backed attack in which more than 50 people died. The clashes left many homes burnt to the ground and shops destroyed and looted. AFP
Black smoke billows from burning cars as Sudanese people walk along the streets in Khartoum's twin city Omdurman, following fighting between Darfurian rebels and Sudanese government forces, on May 11, 2008. Sudan today severed diplomatic ties with Chad, accusing Ndjamena of backing a first Darfur rebel assault on Khartoum, and slapped a multi-million dollar price on the head of the alleged mastermind. AFP
Black smoke billows from burning cars as Sudanese people walk along the streets in Khartoum's twin city Omdurman, following fighting between Darfurian rebels and Sudanese government forces, on May 11, 2008. Sudan today severed diplomatic ties with Chad, accusing Ndjamena of backing a first Darfur rebel assault on Khartoum, and slapped a multi-million dollar price on the head of the alleged mastermind. AFP
Soldiers and civilian staff serving with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) pay their respects during a funeral ceremony for seven peacekeepers who were killed in an ambush by armed gunmen while returning from patrol in the Northern Darfur State on July 8, 2008. AFP
Soldiers and civilian staff serving with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) pay their respects during a funeral ceremony for seven peacekeepers who were killed in an ambush by armed gunmen while returning from patrol in the Northern Darfur State on July 8, 2008. AFP
Sudanese refugee children press up against a fence in Djabal refugee camp near Goz Beida southern Chad on March 15, 2009. United Nations forces took over command from European Union peacekeepers to protect refugees and displaced people in Chad and the Central African Republic. AFP
Sudanese refugee children press up against a fence in Djabal refugee camp near Goz Beida southern Chad on March 15, 2009. United Nations forces took over command from European Union peacekeepers to protect refugees and displaced people in Chad and the Central African Republic. AFP
UNAMID shows a peacekeeper from the Nepalese Special Forces patrols in Jawa village, in East Jebel Marra (South Darfur) on March 18, 2011 as most of the population fled some days ago due to the clashes. AFP
UNAMID shows a peacekeeper from the Nepalese Special Forces patrols in Jawa village, in East Jebel Marra (South Darfur) on March 18, 2011 as most of the population fled some days ago due to the clashes. AFP
Attahi Mohammed Sigit, the sheikh of Sigili village in North Darfur, shows to UNAMID peacekeepers the damages in the village on November 6, 2012, days after an attack by a local militia during which his 18-year-old son was killed. Militia in Sudan's North Darfur state attacked the village and killed 13 people, a local source told AFP on November 3, adding to an upsurge of deadly violence in the area. AFP
Attahi Mohammed Sigit, the sheikh of Sigili village in North Darfur, shows to UNAMID peacekeepers the damages in the village on November 6, 2012, days after an attack by a local militia during which his 18-year-old son was killed. Militia in Sudan's North Darfur state attacked the village and killed 13 people, a local source told AFP on November 3, adding to an upsurge of deadly violence in the area. AFP
A Sudanese woman carries humanitarian supplies distributed by UN agencies at the new settlement in the Zam Zam camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), in North Darfur in May 2013. Most of the new IDPs arrived recently from Labado and Muhajeria, East Darfur, as a result of clashes between the Sudan Liberation Army - Mini Minawi and the Government of Sudan. AFP
A Sudanese woman carries humanitarian supplies distributed by UN agencies at the new settlement in the Zam Zam camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), in North Darfur in May 2013. Most of the new IDPs arrived recently from Labado and Muhajeria, East Darfur, as a result of clashes between the Sudan Liberation Army - Mini Minawi and the Government of Sudan. AFP
A destroyed car is seen in Malakal, South Sudan, on March 4, 2014. AFP
A destroyed car is seen in Malakal, South Sudan, on March 4, 2014. AFP
Members of UNAMID patrol the area near the city of Nyala in Sudan's Darfur on January 12, 2015. AFP
Members of UNAMID patrol the area near the city of Nyala in Sudan's Darfur on January 12, 2015. AFP
A Sudanese boy rides a donkey past a UNAMID armoured vehicle in the war-torn town of Golo in the thickly forested mountainous area of Jebel Marra in central Darfur on June 19, 2017. The town was a former rebel bastion which was recently captured by Sudanese government forces. AFP
A Sudanese boy rides a donkey past a UNAMID armoured vehicle in the war-torn town of Golo in the thickly forested mountainous area of Jebel Marra in central Darfur on June 19, 2017. The town was a former rebel bastion which was recently captured by Sudanese government forces. AFP
A picture shows the aftermath of violence in the Sudanese village of al-Twail Saadoun, 85 kilometres south of Nyala town, the capital of South Darfur, on February 2, 2021. AFP
A picture shows the aftermath of violence in the Sudanese village of al-Twail Saadoun, 85 kilometres south of Nyala town, the capital of South Darfur, on February 2, 2021. AFP
Residents return to the South Darfur village of Hamada, north of the region's capital town Nyala, on February 3, 2021, as Darfuris who have long been displaced are returning to their villages after the October peace deal between Sudan's transitional government and rebel groups. AFP
Residents return to the South Darfur village of Hamada, north of the region's capital town Nyala, on February 3, 2021, as Darfuris who have long been displaced are returning to their villages after the October peace deal between Sudan's transitional government and rebel groups. AFP

The 2000s insurgency, when Darfur’s ethnic Africans took up arms against government forces to press demands for a bigger share of national resources, has left some 300,000 people dead and forced 2.5 million to flee their homes.

The causes of that insurgency endure to this day.

The violence in Darfur follows the start in January of the withdrawal of a long-running peacekeeping mission by the UN and African Union.

A six-month withdrawal of the force will lead to a complete pull-out by June 30, leaving central and provincial governments in total control of security in the vast region for the first time since the force was established 13 years ago.

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The design

The protective shell is covered in solar panels to make use of light and produce energy. This will drastically reduce energy loss.

More than 80 per cent of the energy consumed by the French pavilion will be produced by the sun.

The architecture will control light sources to provide a highly insulated and airtight building.

The forecourt is protected from the sun and the plants will refresh the inner spaces.

A micro water treatment plant will recycle used water to supply the irrigation for the plants and to flush the toilets. This will reduce the pavilion’s need for fresh water by 30 per cent.

Energy-saving equipment will be used for all lighting and projections.

Beyond its use for the expo, the pavilion will be easy to dismantle and reuse the material.

Some elements of the metal frame can be prefabricated in a factory.

 From architects to sound technicians and construction companies, a group of experts from 10 companies have created the pavilion.

Work will begin in May; the first stone will be laid in Dubai in the second quarter of 2019. 

Construction of the pavilion will take 17 months from May 2019 to September 2020.

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Power: 659hp
Torque: 1075Nm
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The more serious side of specialty coffee

While the taste of beans and freshness of roast is paramount to the specialty coffee scene, so is sustainability and workers’ rights.

The bulk of genuine specialty coffee companies aim to improve on these elements in every stage of production via direct relationships with farmers. For instance, Mokha 1450 on Al Wasl Road strives to work predominantly with women-owned and -operated coffee organisations, including female farmers in the Sabree mountains of Yemen.

Because, as the boutique’s owner, Garfield Kerr, points out: “women represent over 90 per cent of the coffee value chain, but are woefully underrepresented in less than 10 per cent of ownership and management throughout the global coffee industry.”

One of the UAE’s largest suppliers of green (meaning not-yet-roasted) beans, Raw Coffee, is a founding member of the Partnership of Gender Equity, which aims to empower female coffee farmers and harvesters.

Also, globally, many companies have found the perfect way to recycle old coffee grounds: they create the perfect fertile soil in which to grow mushrooms. 

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Under ‘snapback’, measures imposed on Iran by the UN Security Council in six resolutions would be restored, including:

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  • A ban on uranium enrichment and reprocessing
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  • A targeted global asset freeze and travel ban on Iranian individuals and entities
  • Authorisation for countries to inspect Iran Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines cargoes for banned goods
BMW M5 specs

Engine: 4.4-litre twin-turbo V-8 petrol enging with additional electric motor

Power: 727hp

Torque: 1,000Nm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

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