Source One Internet Address: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/crisis-centre/crisis/darfur-conflict Source One Media Type: News article Source One Summary: The conflict began in 2003 when rebels decided they didn’t like the government. The government responded brutally‚ with government troops invading civilian towns‚ killing men and raping women. The resulting violence caused as many as 300‚000 people dying (Though the president‚ Omar Al-Bashir‚ places the death toll at only 10‚000)‚ and another 1
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AFRS 2206 Section 001 Essay #2 Dr. Tanure Ojaide August 1‚ 2012 The Nubians Who are the Nubians? Nubians are people of northern Sudan and southern Egypt. Their history and traditions can be traced to the dawn of civilization. They settled first along the banks of the Nile from Aswan. Along the Nile‚ they developed one of the oldest and greatest civilizations in Africa until they lost their last kingdom five centuries ago. The Nubians remained as the main rivals to the homeland of Africa’s earliest
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borders of Central African Republic and South Sudan. The area of land is fairly big at approximately 1‚200 miles long with many streams and different rivers running through‚ tall trees on the river banks‚ and much grass land. This divide was made 1885 when the Europeans created a boundary British influences in the east and French and Belgian influences in the west. This boundary ran right through where the Azande people live in what is now known as South Sudan and Republic of the Congo (Revolvy). There
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was indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court in The Hague‚ Netherlands‚ in 2005 but has evaded capture. The LRA operates in Uganda‚ the Democratic Republic of Congo‚ Central African Republic and South Sudan.”(2012) Albino: Joseph Kony wasn’t the only mastermind behind this another man named Vincent Otti was also a leader of the LRA at some point. A report by BBC News says “Otti saw himself as fighting for the rights of the people of northern Uganda
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Walk the Talk Blog How to Become a CDO Frank Kalman - 11/13/11 This article by Frank Kalman impacted me with my Colorado Christian University - Masters of Organizational Leadership studies while serving with Samaritan’s Purse in Juba‚ South Sudan. Initially I was thinking CDO is just another “C” level title for corporate ladder climbers to attain. It may very well be that to many but to me I see a value in its implementation. Our current class is LED511 Organizational Leadership: Theory
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It is located on the equator in the eastern part of Africa. Kenya is bordered by Tanzania‚ Sudan‚ Ethiopia‚ Uganda‚ Somalia‚ and the Indian Ocean. The country is divided into seven main geographical regions. The closest to the ocean is characterized by relatively flat land‚ ocean line‚ and even a barrier reef. The regions next to it are similar
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“It might take a year‚ it might take a day‚ but what’s meant to be will always find its way.” ~Anonymous Fate and destiny are supernatural concepts that many take the time to consider while others disregard as notions beyond scientific understanding. The quote above represents the idea of providence; events that are intended to occur will occur and no one can stop them from taking place. In his writings of The Scottish Play‚ Shakespeare suggests that individuals have the ability to make choices
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As it is still a very sensitive topic in countries like Sudan I find it very important to educate and create awareness‚ create an information portal as accessible as possible for everybody. Female circumcision seems to be declining slightly in some areas of Sudan. A culturally accepted policy and political commitment to eradicate the practice are needed. Education and economic empowerment of women would help lower support for the practice. A mass media campaign publicizing the risks of female
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There’s many factors that leads to one’s survival. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is a creative non-fiction story about the life of one of the Lost Boys from South Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War; whose name is Salva. His journey wasn’t the easiest in fact he was at risk for dying at any given second. There were multiple factors contributing to his survival‚ his uncle‚ determination‚ and physical resources. Salva’s uncle was one of the main factors. He gave Salva the will to go
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raise funds for clean-water projects and to bring awareness to the world’s freshwater crisis. He planned to donate the proceeds through traditional channels‚ but instead found himself traveling to one of the world’s most dangerous hot spots; Darfur‚ Sudan. He joined a group called ‘Samaritans Purse’ which helped him get to Darfur to aid the people in need. In Darfur‚ he witnessed an epidemic of unclean water and that wasn’t even the worst part. The Janjaweed: terrorists in the region of Darfur were
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