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Sudan
The Republic of Sudan is a northeastern African country with a total area of 967,500 sq mi, making it the biggest country on the continent and the 10th biggest in the world.
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Many of them did not feel safe in South Africa anymore.
What type of government does Sudan have?
Sudan has an authoritarian government in which all effective political power is in the hands of President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir and his party have controlled the government since he led the military coup on 30 June 1989. Sudan has recently emerged as the world's most unstable country according to the Failed States Index, mainly due to the Military Government and Darfur Conflict
How do cultures differ in Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan?
Africa is basically divided by the Sahara dessert. Like many other land masses such as mountain ranges and bodies of water, deserts work as a way to divide people. Norther Africa was mostly kept separate from the Sub Saharan Africa. As a result they developed there own forms of culture, language, religion and ways of life.
Who is the largest employer in Sudan?
After the government (i.e. civil service, police and army) DAL Group is the largest private employer in Sudan
Where do people in Sudan work?
considerable segment of Sudanese are working abroad, the number was estimated by 6-10 million, the gulf mainly Saudi Arabia hosts no less than a million, Egypt hosts around 2 million, as well as lybia, UAE , some other million live in the USA EUROPE AUSTRALIA AND CANADA
Where did the Darfur genocide happen and what happened?
The conflict is very complex, but the basic information is the following:
African Christians and Animists in the Darfur region of Sudan were relentlessly attacked, raped, and butchered by the Arab Janjaweed militias in a systematic way and were endorsed by the government of Sudan to engage in this behavior.
What is the highest temperature in Sudan?
It can get up to 50 degrees Celsius in the middle of the dry season, but depends in which part of the country you are
In which country is the Darfur region located?
Sudan is located in North East Africa, directly south of Egypt
What sort of foods are there in Sudan?
Sudanese cuisine has been changing and evolving gradually, but most of the dishes remain simple and natural. The most common aliments are Wheat, Beef and sheep meat, tomatoes, sesame seeds (Sudan is a great exporter of sesame) and rice.
An important evolution is spices matter. The basic spices, like the peppers or garlic were brought in Sudan by the Arab and Syrian traders and settlers, who established in Sudan, during the Turkish rule. Besides the spices, the Arabians also introduced some of the veggies and fruits that are used today in Sudan, but unknown in this country before these influences.
Sudanese cuisine has various influences, but none of them is dominating the regional culinary cultures. Among these, there is the Egyptian cuisine, the Ethiopian and the Turkish one (meatballs, pastries and spices), but there are also numerous dishes that are specific to all Arabian nations. Khoodra Mafrooka (Meat with Spinach Sauce), Aseeda, Shiariya, Dama', Abrey, etc
What is the lowest point in Sudan?
The lowest point in Tanzania is the Indian Ocean at 0 m. The highest point is Kilimanjaro at 5,895 m.
Why did the british want Sudan?
West Africa was wanted by the British because of trade. There were many ports and harbours in those areas, or places where ports or harbours could be built. Also, West Africa was closest to America than any other African ports, and would aid greatly in the slave trade.
There are several countries in the region of North Africa. You need to specify which one you are referring to.
They are three different countries, so there would be massive differences between them, far too many to list.
The girls wear a headscarf ( or hijab), long clothing that is fits them loosely and covers the body up to the wrists and the feet, the women wear toob its a long cloth that cover the whole body and comes in beautiful desgins and fabrics. The men wear jalabiya.
What is the legal system in Sudan?
There probably is not a good response to this one. Unfortunately Somalia is a 'failed state', which means that there is no functioning stable government. They are in serious trouble.
Why is the genocide in Darfur occurring?
genocide
The systematic killing of substantial numbers of people on the basis of ethnicity, religion, political opinion, social status, or other particularity.
- Acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/genocide
The Islamic controlled government, located in East and North Sudan, started the genocide as an ethnic cleansing of the Darfur region in West Sudan. They "hire" militia groups known as the Janjaweed to attack villages, rape, kill and loot. I have hire in quotations because the government is not paying them, their reward is what they are able to steal.
The Darfurians are now being forced out of their lands and into neighboring Chad. So far, no government has intervened in a meaningful way. There have been treaties made with the government of Sudan that they are not sticking to. They assist the Janjaweed in the attacks occasionally with air support. Though they deny it, we know that it is the government assisting them, for they are the only ones who have the knowledge and experience to fly these helicopters as the air support.
There has been demands put on China, who has a strong trade system with Sudan as it does with the US, to cut its ties (along with ending its oppression of the people of Tibet) but that also does very little. If the US were to stop trades with China, the Chinese economy would collapse, forcing them to give in, but the US economy would collapse as well.
The UN can and has sent in peace keepers, but they can do very little to help because they cant fire unless being fired upon. And since it is the Darfurians and not the UN peace keepers the Sudanese government wants dead, then there is little if nothing they UN can do to help
In the end, the only solution seems to be military force, which the US can not currently provide due to its entanglements in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Note:
As with everything, especially contentious issues like what is happening in Darfur there are a number of answers, depending on whom you speak with and who offers comments.
In order to derive a proper, balanced, objective version of events I would suggest that you read or consult a number of sources rather than simply taking the first written piece that you find as the whole and complete truth. Dbxsoul
How did the Darfur Genocide begin?
Rebels to arms for Independance of Darfur. The Janwaweed Militia, supported by the Sudanese Govt. wanted to eliminate the issue of self-proclamation of Darfur. They just wanted to wipe the Darfur people, so that none remains alive to ask for liberty.
How many children died from the genocide in Darfur?
Up to 400,000 people have died due as a result of direct attacks and conflict induced malnutrition and disease. The vast majority of these have been women, children and civilian men. More than 3 million people have been displaced and are living in IDP camps. More than 350,000 people are deprived of humanitarian support due to the threat of attack faced by aid workers. Thousands starve each month due to the Sudanese government impeding humanitarian aid efforts. A further 4 million Darfuri residents are dependant on limited international humanitarian assistance. The violence is now spilling onto neighbouring Eastern Chad.
Sudan is hot as it is located adjacent to the Sahara Desert in the North and North West of the country and much of the prevailing wind is from here (including the sandstorms); it is also located just above the equator and the country has a very low and reasonably flat elevation.
What are some differences and similarities between rwanda's genocide and Darfur Sudan's genocide?
The similarities between the Rwandan genocide and Darfur are that rebel's attack government and the government's reply is to purposely kill not only the rebels but the civilians. The World hasn't and didn't do anything really to stop it. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, and many more removed from their homes. Both acts were some what supported by the government.
