Sudan, Africa is a grand place of high potential given its size and location within the continent of Africa. Within the Country of Sudan is a western region called Darfur. Darfur is a beautiful area that has turned ugly in its recent years. It has remained independent for a long period of time, while the states around Darfur have been fighting back against Ottoman Empire forces that were attempting to colonize the area. This was until 1847, when the leaders of Darfur had fallen or were killed. Royal families attempted to rebel against the colonization but had not succeeded. Soon, Sudan was ruled by joint British-Egyptian rule. Later, Sudan finally gained independence on January 1, 1956. This independence would lead to terrible conflicts regarding
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It is roughly the size of Spain. Darfur is the western region of Sudan and is not a country itself. The region has very diverse ethnicity and is divided into 3 provinces- North, South, and West Darfur. Each province has their own capitals in the cities of El Fasher, Nyala, and Geneina. Throughout Darfur, many diverse religious groups live within the provinces. Before the terrible genocide, ethnic conflicts had started because of the demand for the limited resources. Jennifer Christian stated, “Prior to the violence in 2003, Darfur’s population was approximately 6 million people, consisting of between 40 and 90 different tribal groups, of which, 39% were considered “Arab” and 61% were
Wennes 2 considered “non-Arab” or “black African.”(Christian 2) Later in the genocide to come, non- Arab tribes were targeted to be killed by the Arab Militias because of the false suspicion
In early 2003, there were movements to rebel against Darfur. The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)- had assailed government military foundations within Gulu, the capital of Jebel Marrah Province. In response to this …show more content…
The first civil war had ended between North and South Sudan in 1972. In 1983 the second civil war started, and ended in 2005 and South Sudan was granted political power. Darfur is undeveloped and divided still today. In February, 2003 a rebel attack had happened on the Sudanese Air Force base at North Darfur. Although, as early as 2001, government attacks on non-Arabic places began to commence. Only until 2004, the national response paid attention towards the government of Sudan. Also, peace talks were conducted and the most remarkable talk took
It is roughly the size of Spain. Darfur is the western region of Sudan and is not a country itself. The region has very diverse ethnicity and is divided into 3 provinces- North, South, and West Darfur. Each province has their own capitals in the cities of El Fasher, Nyala, and Geneina. Throughout Darfur, many diverse religious groups live within the provinces. Before the terrible genocide, ethnic conflicts had started because of the demand for the limited resources. Jennifer Christian stated, “Prior to the violence in 2003, Darfur’s population was approximately 6 million people, consisting of between 40 and 90 different tribal groups, of which, 39% were considered “Arab” and 61% were
Wennes 2 considered “non-Arab” or “black African.”(Christian 2) Later in the genocide to come, non- Arab tribes were targeted to be killed by the Arab Militias because of the false suspicion
In early 2003, there were movements to rebel against Darfur. The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)- had assailed government military foundations within Gulu, the capital of Jebel Marrah Province. In response to this …show more content…
The first civil war had ended between North and South Sudan in 1972. In 1983 the second civil war started, and ended in 2005 and South Sudan was granted political power. Darfur is undeveloped and divided still today. In February, 2003 a rebel attack had happened on the Sudanese Air Force base at North Darfur. Although, as early as 2001, government attacks on non-Arabic places began to commence. Only until 2004, the national response paid attention towards the government of Sudan. Also, peace talks were conducted and the most remarkable talk took