Thursday, September 13, 2007

Arabs displaced in Darfur amid fight over land-US

As a result of the ethnic and political conflict, international experts estimate 200,000 people have died and 2.5 million have fled their homes in the last 4-1/2 years. Many now live in squalid camps.

Natsios said he had talked to the Sudanese government about the new displacement and said some people claimed the Sudanese government was encouraging the trend.

"There is evidence the Sudanese are doing a population resettlement programme where they are bringing Arabs from Niger and Chad into western Darfur, giving them land and citizenship papers so they can vote in the election," he said.

Natsios also said mortality rates had risen in the last few months in Darfur due to a strong rainy season and floods. Read more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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