Darfur in Sudan Conflict

By: Jackson, Hudson, Kelly, Laura

SOLUTIONS FOR SUDAN/DARFUR

Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea

Geographic Coordinates: 15 00 N, 30 00 E

Area:land: 2.376 million sq kmwater: 129,813 sq km

Bordering Countries: Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

About Darfur/ Sudan

Coastline: 853 km

Climate: tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November)

Terrain: generally flat, featureless plain; mountains in far south, northeast and west; desert dominates the north

Land Use: arable land: 6.78% permanent crops: 0.17% other: 93.05% (2005)

Natural Hazards: dust storms and periodic persistent droughts

Geography: largest country in Africa; dominated by the Nile and its tributaries

Birth Rate: 33.74 births/1,000 population

Death Rate: 12.94 deaths/1,000 population

Migration Rate: 0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population 

Infant Mortality Rate: Total: 82.43 deaths/1,000 live births 82.48 deaths/1,000 live

births female: 82.37 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy: total population: 51.42 years male: 50.49 years

Major Diseases: degree of risk: very highfood or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal

diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fevervectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, African

trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)water contact disease: schistosomiasisrespiratory disease: meningococcal meningitisnote: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been

identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds

Nationalities: Sudanese Ethnic Groups: black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%,

foreigners 2%, other 1% Religions: Sunni Muslim 70%, Christian 5%, indigenous

beliefs 25% Languages: Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian,

Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages

Literacy: total population: 61.1% male: 71.8% female: 50.5% Education: 6% of GDP

Government: Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national elections in 2009

Capital: Khartoumgeographic coordinates: 15 36 N, 32 32 E

Independence: 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)

Darfur is a located in west central Sudan

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Darfur flourished as a slave-trading state

After 1838, its sultans experienced steady erosion of their authority at

the hands of slave traders.

In 1830 Darfur began to experience some trouble as the traders were Nubians of the Nile region called Jallaba.

In 1870, Darfur was conquered by Rabiyh Zubayr, a Jallaba general

After a Mahdist rule it regained independence

Darfur was again conquered by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916.

The conflict in Darfur began in 1993, when rebels accused the government for neglecting all of Darfur.

So far over 300,000 people have died because of war between the rebels and the government.

Violence has forced over 2.7 millonm people to flee there homes and leve every thing behind.

Conflict in Darfur

Sudans president has been accused of using Arab militarie, known as Janjaweed, to stop revolt.

In 2006, one of the three rebel groups signed a peace agreement in May. “Relief agencies say the violence makes it difficult to deliver aid in parts of Darfur”

Solution 1: Sudan seeks help from other countries to raise money and rebuild their government.

Solution 2: Sudan makes a treaty with the government to rebuild the government.

Solutions For Sudan

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