The Darfur Australia Network (DAN) is a not-for-profit community organisation aiming to raise awareness about the continuing tragedy in the Darfur region of Sudan, assist in the resettlement of Darfuri refugees and build solidarity between the Australian people and the people of Darfur.

"sudan at the Crossroads: Perspectives from the Victorian Diaspora" 

The Darfur Australia Network proudly presents a stimulating afternoon of art, discussion and dialogue surrounding the upcoming elections in Sudan and the potential for peace.

Plus the exciting launch of the Darfur Australia Network's DVD "Peace is Possible in Darfur"

1pm-5pm, Sunday 14th March, Fitzroy Town Hall, 201 Napier St Fitzroy 3065

With a panel discussion including panelists:

  • Alpha Lisimba: Darfur Australia Network

  • Anas Badr: Communist Party of Sudan

  • Bol Buoi: Lost Boys Association of Australia

  • Malong Matiok: Sudanese Activist

And Facilitated by

Dr Violeta Schubert; School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Social Inquiry, University of Melbourne

For more information please email contact@darfuraustralia.org or call Bronwyn on 03 8060 5659

Click here for more details

Latest News

Hundreds feared dead in Darfur clashes -- U.N.

KHARTOUM, March 1 (Reuters) - Hundreds of civilians are feared to have died in a surge of fighting between the Sudanese army and rebels in the turbulent Darfur
region, a U.N. source told Reuters on Monday.

A Sudan army spokesman denied any fighting was taking place in Darfur's mountainous Jabel Marra region and accused insurgents of harassing and attacking locals.

Reports of clashes throughout last week have marred Khartoum's announcement of a new peace push in the region and come just over a month ahead of national elections. More...

UNAMID Receives Its First Five Military Helicopters from Ethiopia

"This will make a huge difference ... Only one country has been able to help us. An African country has supported us."

Noureddine Mezni, a spokesman for the joint United Nations/African Union UNAMID peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur region, in an interview with Reuters news agency, on news that the force had received its first five military helicopters, ending a more than two-year wait for air support in a strife-torn territory the size of Spain. Senior U.N. officials said they struggled to find any of the vital aircraft because so many helicopters had already gone to other conflict zones, including Afghanistan. Military commanders and activists have repeatedly called on Western powers to provide tactical helicopters for the joint peacekeeping force since it arrived in Sudan's rebellious West in January 2008. On Feb. 16, Sudan's neighbor Ethiopia became the first country to respond to the call by sending five tactical helicopters to Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, said UNAMID. "We still need more, at least 18 in total. Up to now we have had zero tactical helicopters," Menzi told Reuters. "Imagine managing without this mobility in such a huge area."

Militias raid Darfur camp, kill two refugees 

Wed, Feb 10 2010

By Andrew Heavens

EL-FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - Militias raided a Darfur refugee camp, shooting dead two people and injuring at least 10 in an escalation of tensions in Sudan's restive west, witnesses and U.N. officials said Wednesday.

The raid followed the murder of a militia member's relative who appeared to be searching the camps in Kass, South Darfur for the suspect, U.N. officials in Darfur said. More...


 

UNAMID projected to have 95% of its troops deployed by December 2009

A senior UN official has reported that UNAMID, the AU-UN hybrid peacekeeping force operating in Darfur, is to have 95% of its mandated troop capacity deployed by the end of the year. To date only 18,000 of the 26,000 strong force have been deployed. More...

More civilians killed by Sudanese army
Sudanese army and allied militia attacks near Jebel Marra in North Darfur have killed a number of civilians and displaced over 5000 people who fled to mainly to El Fasher Kutum camps and are in need of assistance. Korma and Jebel Marra are largely ‘no go’ areas for UNAMID. More...

Humanitarian situation near Chad border ‘alarming’
The humanitarian situation for 200,000 IDPs in Wadi Saleh, near El Geneina   western Darfur , near the border with Chad  is said to be alarming, and women have become victims of rape by the militias massed by the government near the border. More...

For more updates on the situation in Darfur please see our current situation page.   

recent DAN Events

DAN in the Media

Cameras help Melbourne's Sudanese Children - The Age, 19th January 2009

Available here.

Justice poses its own dangers - The Age, 16th July 2008

Available here.

Australia is Failing the People of Darfur - The Age, 20th June 2008

An opinion piece by Sarah Hellings (Darfur Australia Network) and Dr Alex Bellamy (Asia-Pacific Centre for Responsibility to Protect). Available here.  

China's role in Darfur Deadly - Canberra Times, 6th May 2008

An opinion piece written by DAN Vice President, Alpha Lisimba. Available here.