what is the crisis in Darfur?

Question

i am really confused about Darfur. i keep hearing about it. and it's being called a genocide, i know what genocide is but i have no idea what is happening in western Sudan. i tried to look it up, but i'm still confused. please give me an explantion i would understand, im fifteen....but i still want all sides

Answer 1

There is a civil war, between Arabic-speaking Sudanese and non Arabic speaking Sudanese, over who will control the farmland of the Darfur province.

The Sudanese government and Army are allied with the Janjaweed, an Arabis speaking Sudanese militia which has been responsible for many atrocities against Darfurians

America is interested because Sudan has oil (not in Darfur, but in the Arabic speaking Nile Valley region of the country).

Chevron, an American company, used to control Sudan's oil.

Now, the Sudanese government wants to market their oil to a consortium of Chinese, Indian, Russian and French oil companies.

That's why America cares - not because 400,000 Black Africans have died in the Darfur war.

3 million Congolese have died in that country's civil war, but the Congo doesn't have any oil, so America doesn't care.

But Sudan does - and the Sudanese took it away from an American company and want to sell it directly to other countries.

That's why we're hearing about the Darfur genocide.

Answer 2

Blk muslims dont like the africans...so the are moving them to Darfur and killin ppl and all tht crap...the janjaweed (muslims) are takin over stuff...but UN dont wanna get involved bc China (one of the 5 members of the security councel) has a HUGE investment in Sudan oil business...so the UN cant really do crap...and the US govt (not the ppl) is just ignorin it like they do with everything else....just wait till Bush gets the news tht there is oil involved...

Answer 3

They have been fighting since Clinton left office. And were fighting before that, but it got real bad at the end of Clintons term. UN asked for help, but US and EU did not and still does not think it is a threat. Kinsha and Mumbasa, Tutus,Tutsi and some others been killing families for like 10 years now. Its African on African, no oil or whites involved, so it isn't newsworthy.

Answer 4

its black muslims trying to take over the sudan from the current black non-arab/muslim ruling party.

Answer 5

is a civil war

Answer 6

This will explain it. http://www.savedarfur.org/content

Answer 7

muslim killing muslim