The Justice and Equality Movement rebel group is a powerful force in Sudan, with a large array of weaponry and trucks.
The group says it wants to create a new country - the United Regions of Sudan (URS) - and redistribute local wealth more fairly.
Al Jazeera's May Welsh reports exclusively from the Chad-Sudan border.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."