the conflict in darfur: sudan
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THE CONFLICT IN DARFUR: SUDAN. WHY IS DARFUR IN A STATE OF HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY?. ETHNIC HATRED OIL DESERTIFICATION. ETHNICITIES. NORTH SUDAN: Ethnically Arab and religiously Muslim SOUTH SUDAN: Ethnically black and religiously Christian - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE CONFLICT IN DARFUR: SUDAN
WHY IS DARFUR IN A STATE OF HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY?
A. ETHNIC HATRED
B. OIL
C. DESERTIFICATION
ETHNICITIES
• NORTH SUDAN: Ethnically Arab and religiously Muslim
• SOUTH SUDAN: Ethnically black and religiously Christian
• WESTERN SUDAN (DARFUR): Ethnically black and religiously Muslim (made up of many tribes)
ETHNIC HATRED• ARABIC & PALER SKIN: Superior and more advanced
• NORTH SUDAN (President: Omar-Al-Bashir):-Looks down on black people (Abid or slave)-Capital: Khartoum: founded as a slave market
• DARFUR: SLM/A and JEM vs. Sudanese military and police and the Janjaweed: Nomadic herding tribe affiliated with Arab government (ethnic tension)
OIL
• Functions as a proxy for international conflict• SOUTH SUDAN: Oil wells (oil is extracted)• NORTH SUDAN: Has the ports (sees the
payments)• 70% of oil goes to China• 2nd Sudanese War: (1983-2005): South won,
gained autonomy and independence in July, 2011
OIL
• DARFUR: left out (schools, healthcare, infrastructure)
• 2003- PRESENT: Launched a rebellion • CHINESE: Supplied military weapons• “Get the fish (rebels) by draining the sea”
(civilians)• Janjaweed: kill civilians, rape women, burn
houses
DESERTIFICATION
• HOW DID THE GOVERNMENT CONVINCE THE JANJAWEED TO TURN AGAINST THEIR OWN PEOPLE?
• Ethnic Arab herders vs. Ethnic black farmers• Sahara desert is extending:
-Not enough arable land- Not enough water to irrigate
PERFECT STORM OF MASSACRE AND DESPAIR
“THE EARTH PROVIDES ENOUGH FOR MAN’S NEED BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR MAN’S GREED.”
~ Gandhi