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Darfur in Sudan Conflict

Darfur in Sudan Conflict. SOLUTIONS FOR SUDAN/DARFUR. By: Jackson, Hudson, Kelly, Laura. About Darfur/ Sudan. 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 km water:  129,813 sq km

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Darfur in Sudan Conflict

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  1. Darfur in Sudan Conflict SOLUTIONS FOR SUDAN/DARFUR By: Jackson, Hudson, Kelly, Laura

  2. About Darfur/ Sudan • 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 km water: 129,813 sq km • Bordering Countries:Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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 births82.48 deaths/1,000 live births female: 82.37 deaths/1,000 live births • Life Expectancy: total population: 51.42 years male: 50.49 years

  6. Major Diseases: degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis note: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

  7. 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

  8. 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: Khartoum geographic coordinates: 15 36 N, 32 32 E • Independence: 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)

  9. 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 RabiyhZubayr, a Jallaba general • After a Mahdist rule it regained independence • Darfur was again conquered by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916.

  10. Conflict in Darfur • 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.

  11. 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”

  12. Solutions For Sudan 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.

  13. Sources • Griffeth, Robert R. "Darfur." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2010. Grolier Online. 15 Feb. 2010 <http://gme.grolier.com/article?assetid=0079720-0>. • "Darfur conflict." 17-03-2009: 1. Web. 17 Feb 2010. • "Africa: Sudan." CIA Fact Book. CIA. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html>. • "What Has Happened in Darfur?." Save Darfur. Web. 18 Feb 2010. <http://www.savedarfur.org/pages/primer>.

  14.    Preble, Christopher A. "A Regional Solution for Darfur." The Cato Institute. July 19, 2004. 16 Feb 2010 http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=2744 • "Sudan's Darfur Conflict." BBC News (2010): 1. Web. 16 Feb 2010. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3496731.stm>. • Sudan—Darfur: Humanitarian Profile—November 2007,” United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs November 2007.

  15.  The International Committee of the Red Cross. “Recurrent Violence Remains the Primary Concern for Darfurians.”  9 August 2007. • Edith M. Lederer, “UN Says Darfur Conflict Worsening, with Perhaps 300,000 Dead, ”Associated Press 22 April 2008. • "Sudan." Sudan. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. <http://www.sudan.net/> • "Sudan." Web. 5 Feb. 2010. <http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107996.html>.

  16. "Sudan Country Profile." BBC News. BBC News, 3 Feb. 2010. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. <http://http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/820864.stm>. • Addario, Lynsey. "Sudan." New York Times. Nwe York Tmes, 20 Oct. 2009. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/sudan/index.html>. • "Background Note:Sudan." U.S Department of State. U.S Department of State, Nov. 2009. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. <http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5424.htm>.

  17. "What Has Happened in Darfur?." Save Darfur. Web. 18 Feb 2010. <http://www.savedarfur.org/pages/peace>.

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