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The Current Crisis in Darfur

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The Current Crisis in Darfur

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    1. The Current Crisis in Darfur And the way it is related to the conflict in the South

    4. The Conflict in Darfur In April 2003, rebel groups in Darfur attacked the Sudanese military. The government has engaged in counter-insurgency measures through the janjaweed against civilian populations by bombing 700 villages and killing and raping people. 2 million internally displaced people.

    5. Made by a 13-year-old boy.Made by a 13-year-old boy.

    8. Root Causes of the Conflict 1984-1985 drought shrunk grazing resources, causing conflicts with agriculturalists. Like the South, Darfur suffered from underdevelopment in both colonial and postcolonial eras. The Sudanese government is trying to remain in power and the country under control.

    9. Root Causes of the Conflict: Ethnicity? Ethnicity very complicated in the region Both rebel and janjaweed are Muslim. Arab is certainly associated with higher status and the government in Khartoum, but not seen as Arabs by those in the Middle East. Those in Western Sudan seen as poorer cousins to those in Khartoum.

    10. US Foreign Policy towards Sudan The US does not want to upset the Sudanese government because It does not want to upset the Southern peace agreement, which was very important to evangelical Christians in the US. The Sudanese government is giving the US information on the war on terror. Access to oil?

    11. The Role of China China has been blocking UN resolutions on sanctioning the Sudanese government Sudan supplies 7% of Chinas total oil imports Chinas growing role in Africa re: infrastructure construction, Africa as a retail market for Chinese goods and arms, political alliances (Taiwan, supporting African bid for a seat on the UN security council)

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