Darfur Conflict Research Paper
Using my own knowledge and information, who do I think was most to blame for the Darfur Conflict?
The Sudan Conflict (Also known as the Darfur Conflict) began in the 1980’s with disputes between the Black Africans and the Arabs over remaining farmland that hadn’t become scarce due to a series of droughts. The Arabs (who bred and grazed cattle) needed land that the Black Africans had. Because their land had become desolate and the remaining land was limited, the Black Africans refused for the Arabs to use their land. This induced the Africans to defend their land as the Arabs lashed out with force. This was when the Government intervened, stopping the fights at any cost. Large scale rebellions broke out between the farmers and the Government, which was who I think was most to blame.
Sudan is located within the North-East region of Africa, bordering Chad, Libya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. The capital city, Khartoum is situated around the centre of Sudan. It is populated by the Black Africans, who account for 49% of the entire …show more content…
Journalists are now describing the war as Genocide and I can say that I agree with them. Genocide is defined as the systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. Because the Government was and still is being dictated by the Arabs, the Government is just in favour of exterminating Black Africans. Although most of the Government Armies haven’t actually murdered any of the rebels in Darfur, the Janjaweed can be accounted for as they have physically destroyed houses and fertile lands and have killed many innocent farmers. In my opinion, the Governments campaign was to deliberately remove Black Africans from what the prime-minister thinks is a Arab owned
The Sudan Conflict (Also known as the Darfur Conflict) began in the 1980’s with disputes between the Black Africans and the Arabs over remaining farmland that hadn’t become scarce due to a series of droughts. The Arabs (who bred and grazed cattle) needed land that the Black Africans had. Because their land had become desolate and the remaining land was limited, the Black Africans refused for the Arabs to use their land. This induced the Africans to defend their land as the Arabs lashed out with force. This was when the Government intervened, stopping the fights at any cost. Large scale rebellions broke out between the farmers and the Government, which was who I think was most to blame.
Sudan is located within the North-East region of Africa, bordering Chad, Libya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. The capital city, Khartoum is situated around the centre of Sudan. It is populated by the Black Africans, who account for 49% of the entire …show more content…
Journalists are now describing the war as Genocide and I can say that I agree with them. Genocide is defined as the systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. Because the Government was and still is being dictated by the Arabs, the Government is just in favour of exterminating Black Africans. Although most of the Government Armies haven’t actually murdered any of the rebels in Darfur, the Janjaweed can be accounted for as they have physically destroyed houses and fertile lands and have killed many innocent farmers. In my opinion, the Governments campaign was to deliberately remove Black Africans from what the prime-minister thinks is a Arab owned