Darfur Genocide
Genocide
The word "genocide" is a new word. It is not even a century old. This word comes from the greek word geno, meaning race, and cide, to kill.
Genocide is basically the extermination of a race, or any act with the intention of exterminating a race, be it in whole or in part.
21st century genocide
One of the most well-known and studied genocides is the Holocaust, the death of about 12 million people. That was over 68 yeays ago, yet there are still genocides in the world today. We know places where genocide is ongoing, like Sudan, and places where it is ripe to happen, yet we are hesistant to label it a genoide.
Darfur
Darfur is a specific region in Sudan where the genocide is most prevelant, The root cause of this genocide was imperalism and greed, as it is with many genocides. The British came in, and they recognised the differences between North and South Sudan, so they seperated the North and the South. However, when the British pulled out of Sudan, they basically gave the North back to the South. The North wanted to dominate over the South, and the South just wanted to be free, so Sudan had 2 civil wars and many famines. All of this was just leading up to the actual genocide, which started in 2003.
To enact the genocide, the government of Sudan armed the Muslim tribsemen, forming the Janjaweed militia. The typical Janjaweed attack would first start with an air raid by the Sudanese Air Force. Then the Janjaweed -- translated to "Devils on Horseback" -- would come in and either rape or kill any survivors. The Janjaweed have been quoted as saying, "We have orders to kill the slaves", "We want to kill all the blacks", and "Black girl, you are too dark. We want to make a light baby".
So far, over 461,000 people have died. This conflict is still ongoing.