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Friday 27 January 2012
Violence rekindled in Darfur
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Internally displaced children play at the Abu Shouk camp near El Fasher, capital city of North Darfur
Reuters/ Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
By Paul Nolan

Violence flared up in Sudan's Darfur region this week following the removal of the state governor by the government in Khartoum. At least one person was killed on Wednesday 25 January when protesters burned government buildings and threw rocks at security forces. Gill Lusk, associate editor of the fortnightly newsletter Africa Confidential, speaks about the latest spate of violence.

tags : Darfur - Sudan - Violence
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