WG7 - Africa: Darfur, Sudan - Crisis (Genocide)

Questions

• Where is this occurring (country city, region, ...) ?
• Who is involved (groups)?
• What happened or is happening and Why?
• When did it happen?  Is it still going on?

From the Web:

BBC - Q&A: Sudan's Darfur Conflict February 23, 2010.  

National Geographic - Genocide in Africa - Country in Crisis: Sudan [ 2.40 min. video] January 22, 2008.

From Databases:

Aliprandini, Michael and Chuck Goodwin. "Darfur Conflict." Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2013. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=t6o&AN=89158094

Topic overview on the conflict from Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2013.

Dias, Elizabeth and Noah Rayman. "Sudan the Forgotten War." ["Time"]. Time, vol. 185, no. 6/7, 23 Feb. 2015, pp. 38-42. EBSCOhost search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mih&AN=100945400&site=ehost-live

The article discusses how much of the international community has failed to deal with a war in Sudan, focusing on allegations of war crimes against members of Sudan's military forces, Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti, and the U.S. government's inclusion of Sudan on a list of state sponsors of terrorism. A genocide in Darfur, Sudan is mentioned, along with the indictment of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

Gettleman, Jeffrey. "Signs of Hope in Darfur." New York Times Upfront, vol. 142, no. 12, 05 Apr. 2010, p. 10. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=48500515&site=ehost-live

The article reports that a hybrid African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force has assisted in stabilizing Darfur, Sudan. It was in 2003 when the war in Darfur started, when rebels have been at war with the Sudanese government demanding for greater political and economic rights. In response, the government released Arab militiamen called the janjaweed which left 3 million people living in refugee camps.

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