Sudan

The Sudan: A Long Walk to Water The Sudan is a North African country sharing borders with the Red Sea, Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea, has been the concern of the world due to its civil war, the lost boys, and the many people who have lost their homes since its independence from British and Egyptian rule in 1956. The countless conflicts have caused millions of Sudaneses to died and fled the country in hopes of surviving, so one day, they can…

South Sudanese Crisis: Child Soldiers South Sudan is a substantial country in Africa that has been ravaged by civil war since 2013 (CFR “Civil War in South Sudan”). Sudan, formally independent as South Sudan in 2011, has been in a state of turmoil since 1955. This strife has led to numerous human rights violations that have occurred, including the recruitment and use of child soldiers. The long-standing conflict “rooted in deep cultural, ethnic, and religious differences” has killed copious…

are a thing of the past, but don't realize that they are occurring right this very minute. The second biggest genocide that is happening today, is the conflict in South Sudan. South Sudan and Sudan began as a single nation, on January 1st, 1956, simply called Sudan.…

region of Sudan, Jalila Khamis Koko grew up to face an incredible challenge in her life. Born in South Kordofan around 1968, Koko experienced and witnessed many violence from the civil war in her country. South Kordofan, centered in the Nuba Mountains with its capital, Kadugli, is the only state in northern Sudan to produce oil in its fertile area of Abyei, claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan since the two countries could not decide which one should own the oil-producing area (Sudan Tribune,…

when young boys are forced to leave their own country to avoid death, but when they must also leave the place for which they left, that is the ultimate tragedy. This was the case for the Sudanese boys as they fled south Sudan, then not the country of South Sudan, but a part of Sudan, after the Arab government began to persecute the Black Christian population of the south. After…

authentic forms, such as the Director Philippe Falardeau in,”The Good Lie” and the author Sara Corbett who wrote the eye opening article of “The Lost Boys”. The movie,”The Good Lie”, based on true historical events that happened during the civil war in sudan, focuses on one particular family. When their village is attacked, sudanese n orphans are forced to trek along a difficult journey to a refugee camp in kenya. Consequently, the methods of survival…

wasn’t doing to sign it or have any intentions of meeting to discuss the issue. As a result, Operation Lightning Thunder was launched, which called for the coordinated effort of Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, and Sudan to attack the LRA. Unfortunately, the operation failed, because it was apparent that Kony somehow had an informant intergraded in one of the sides. He learned about the planned attack hours before and was able to escape. As…

Darfur is in western Sudan, and it has been in danger since 2003.Genociding is very big in Darfur, but not just in Darfur, but all over Sudan. Sad to say but rape is the number one thing that women in Darfur go through. During 2003 a civil war broke out. As a result a lot of people were killed because of genociding, and all of the crimes that were commited. Sudan’s military raped around 211 women and kids in 36 hours. By 2004 over 2 million people were dead. During 2004 a Humanitarian…

In 1975, Ibrahim El Salahi was put into prison in Sudan. During his twenty-five minute breaks outside, he would draw in the dirt with a sharpened toothbrush. Back in his cell, he would think about what to draw in that short time. When he was released six months later, he was thrown into the middle of Sudan’s first civil war. When the war was over, he thought about the drawings in the dirt that he had made in prison. Using these thoughts and his experience in the war, he made a nine panel work…

conflict or ongoing civil war in the area of the Darfur region of Sudan. It began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) groups in Darfur took up arms, accusing the Sudanese government of oppressing or committing genocide against black Africans in favor of Arabs. It has been going on since 2003. Religious, ethnic, and economic differences have caused conflict in Sudan for years. First off the militia group used the…