2007 in Sudan
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Incumbents
- President: Omar al-Bashir
- Vice President:
- Salva Kiir Mayardit (First)
- Ali Osman Taha (Second)
Events
January
- 24 January – A Sudanese airliner, Air West Flight 612, carrying 103 people, is hijacked by a lone gunman and diverted to N'Djamena, Chad. The Air West flight lands at the airport in N'Djamena and the hijacker is arrested.[1]
May
June
- 15 June – Sudan and a breakaway faction of the Justice and Equality Movement of Darfur sign a peace treaty.[3]
August
- 1 August – Sudan pledges support for UNAMID, a joint United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur.[4]
- 3 August – Rebel groups in Darfur hold meetings in Tanzania jointly mediated by the United Nations and the African Union to resolve disputes.[5]
- 28 August – The Sudanese government and the United Nations launch a flood appeal to help victims of recent flooding which has killed 89 people and destroyed 73,000 homes.[6]
- 29 August – John Holmes, the United Nations' emergency relief coordinator, warns that refugees of the Darfur conflict are arming themselves and may soon be able to defend themselves if the Sudanese government renews its attacks.[7]