Contemporary Conflicts And Challenges- Darfur War Flashcards
Where?
Region in West Sudan, Africa
What?
Revel groups attacked government
When?
February 2003
Why?
Built up tensions over decades between nomadic Arabs and black African farmer over land/grazing rights
Who?
Rebel groups: Sudan Liberation Army, Justice and Equality Movement (accused gov of oppressing black Africans)
Response
Sudans gov-official military/police forces
War-gov and rebel groups
Another participant?
The Janjaweed- pro-gov nomadic Arabs
Accused of murdering black Africans, driving then out
Gov denies involvement
Solutions
UN peace keeping force, after being rejected, were accepted in 2007, combined with African Union peacekeeping force
Did it work?
No, conflict continues
Ceasefire was rejected by rebels in May 2006
2010c ceasefire agreed, shortly after, gov accused of breaking it
Other peace deals haven’t worked
Social impacts
300,000 killed 2.7 million refugees, 200,000 fled to Chad Refugee camps suffered violent attacks Murder of farmers Lack of clean water, health care
Environmental impacts
Desertification- land degradation
Refugees-pressure in local resources, camps polluting water resources
Deforestation-fund
Wildlife affected
Economic impacts
Total cost:billions of $, Sudan is already poor
Trade of livestock affected
Prevented economic growth
Poverty, slowed development
