Events
Government
Although the economics have played a major role in this conflict, the government does remain the one who controls this aspect. This, therefore, means that the government played a role in this conflict as well, in an economical way. The conflict started with the rebellion of two of the Darfur’s groups who felt that they’re most basic needs were being denied by the government. (Darfur dream team, par 3) The rulers proceeded to recruit some other tribes, by promising them lands in exchange of their military work. (Darfur dream team, par 3) The conflict has caused for there to be 2 million of refugees who are constantly being displaced. (Darfur dream team, par 6) Not only that, but the Darfur government is being accused of not even meeting its population most basic needs. Enough’s Founding Director wrote to the president of Darfur saying that ‘’ despite claims that vast sums have been expended on investment in infrastructure, there is very little to show in the way of roads, medical services, and education for millions of South Sudanese’’. (Enough, 2014, par 4) This has become therefore a humanitarian crisis. In fact, the UNAMID (U.N.-African Union Mission in Darfur), which in a organization who has multiple functions in this conflict, is said the be ‘’the largest and costliest peacekeeping operations in history.’’(Darfur dream team, par 6) Although the organizations are not the only ones who have invested a great deal into this conflict. Numbers have appeared recently in a recent research that has been with the goal to pin point exactly how much the government was investing into this conflict, and the number is quite surprising. The government ''has incurred [a] costs totaling US$30.5 billion of dollars.'' (Ali, 2013, par 1) A number quite high for a government to be investing into a conflict which lead to the genocide of its own population.
Distribution
The oil is another major aspect when it comes to the Darfur conflict, especially affecting the economy of the country. The war of the oil was started by two main players, there being the United-States, as well as China. Some experts have even called this the ‘’new cold war between Washington and Beijing over control of the major oil sources’’. (Engdahl, 2007, par 4) Both countries either bringing positive advantages to the country or bringing negative ones. First off, we shall observe the positive and negative effects brought by China to the economy of Darfur. China plays a major role in the Darfur economy since it is one of its biggest foreign investor, investing approximately 5 billions of dollars just in the oil field development. (Engdahl, 2007, par 12) Since the beginning of the investment, China has invested just a little over 15 billions of dollars Sudan. (Engdahl, 2007, par 12) This should come as no surprise to anyone, since China ‘’draws an estimated 30% of its crude oil from Africa’’. (Engdahl, 2007, par 6) In exchange for all of the oil the Sudan is offering them, China has been helping them with their soft loans; with often do not have an interested attached to it. These were often offered to the poorest debtors states of Africa.
Control
On the other hand, we have the United States. The United States starting taking an interest in the Sudan oil after discovering the amount of oil the Sudan has: ‘’Sudan might have oil reserves as large or larger than those of Saudi Arabia, Currently considered to have the world’s largest reserve.’’ (Flounders, 2006, par 23) However, being ‘’unable to control Sudan’s oil policy’’, the U.S. have put in great effort to ‘’stop its development of this valuable resources’’. (Flounders, 2006, par 24) Therefore, the U.S have taken a new interest in the South’s army, by financing the military terms as well as applying an embargo on the Sudanese government.
Although the economics have played a major role in this conflict, the government does remain the one who controls this aspect. This, therefore, means that the government played a role in this conflict as well, in an economical way. The conflict started with the rebellion of two of the Darfur’s groups who felt that they’re most basic needs were being denied by the government. (Darfur dream team, par 3) The rulers proceeded to recruit some other tribes, by promising them lands in exchange of their military work. (Darfur dream team, par 3) The conflict has caused for there to be 2 million of refugees who are constantly being displaced. (Darfur dream team, par 6) Not only that, but the Darfur government is being accused of not even meeting its population most basic needs. Enough’s Founding Director wrote to the president of Darfur saying that ‘’ despite claims that vast sums have been expended on investment in infrastructure, there is very little to show in the way of roads, medical services, and education for millions of South Sudanese’’. (Enough, 2014, par 4) This has become therefore a humanitarian crisis. In fact, the UNAMID (U.N.-African Union Mission in Darfur), which in a organization who has multiple functions in this conflict, is said the be ‘’the largest and costliest peacekeeping operations in history.’’(Darfur dream team, par 6) Although the organizations are not the only ones who have invested a great deal into this conflict. Numbers have appeared recently in a recent research that has been with the goal to pin point exactly how much the government was investing into this conflict, and the number is quite surprising. The government ''has incurred [a] costs totaling US$30.5 billion of dollars.'' (Ali, 2013, par 1) A number quite high for a government to be investing into a conflict which lead to the genocide of its own population.
Distribution
The oil is another major aspect when it comes to the Darfur conflict, especially affecting the economy of the country. The war of the oil was started by two main players, there being the United-States, as well as China. Some experts have even called this the ‘’new cold war between Washington and Beijing over control of the major oil sources’’. (Engdahl, 2007, par 4) Both countries either bringing positive advantages to the country or bringing negative ones. First off, we shall observe the positive and negative effects brought by China to the economy of Darfur. China plays a major role in the Darfur economy since it is one of its biggest foreign investor, investing approximately 5 billions of dollars just in the oil field development. (Engdahl, 2007, par 12) Since the beginning of the investment, China has invested just a little over 15 billions of dollars Sudan. (Engdahl, 2007, par 12) This should come as no surprise to anyone, since China ‘’draws an estimated 30% of its crude oil from Africa’’. (Engdahl, 2007, par 6) In exchange for all of the oil the Sudan is offering them, China has been helping them with their soft loans; with often do not have an interested attached to it. These were often offered to the poorest debtors states of Africa.
Control
On the other hand, we have the United States. The United States starting taking an interest in the Sudan oil after discovering the amount of oil the Sudan has: ‘’Sudan might have oil reserves as large or larger than those of Saudi Arabia, Currently considered to have the world’s largest reserve.’’ (Flounders, 2006, par 23) However, being ‘’unable to control Sudan’s oil policy’’, the U.S. have put in great effort to ‘’stop its development of this valuable resources’’. (Flounders, 2006, par 24) Therefore, the U.S have taken a new interest in the South’s army, by financing the military terms as well as applying an embargo on the Sudanese government.
Financing
For a very long time, people have questioned themselves where the Kanata militia is receiving their funding. Yes, China is one of the major investors in the country, but they do not seem to be the direct explanation of where the money is coming from. Truth is, there isn't one direct investor to blame. There are a multitude of them. However, there is also a very important player in the conflict who has a direct link with the financing. Surprisingly enough, the jawing initially were receiving their money from their own government: ‘’The Janjaweed gets the majority of it’s funding from the Sudanese government’’ (Power, 2002, par. 3) Not only were they being financial being supported, but they also found themselves being supported on a military basis, having received their guns and other equipment as well. However, they are now becoming more and more independent, and are able to finance themselves and purchase their own equipment now. (Power, 2002, par. 3) However, before the Janjaweed are becoming slowly independent from their government, their government needed to gain their money somewhere in order to finance this habit of theirs. Of course, we have China is who is paying the government for the oil they are collecting from their country, however, there are also some European countries that are investing very much as well. European countries keep investing in Darfur because they still haven’t declared the phenomenon taken place there right now as being a genocide. However, the question is, what are the main advantages of investing in Darfur? Well, the European countries can freely invest in the country without having to worry about the competition often brought by the United States, as well as ‘’without condemnation’’. A country that is mostly standing out right now when it comes to having an alliance with the Sudanese would be Switzerland. (economical dimension, 2006, par 2)
For a very long time, people have questioned themselves where the Kanata militia is receiving their funding. Yes, China is one of the major investors in the country, but they do not seem to be the direct explanation of where the money is coming from. Truth is, there isn't one direct investor to blame. There are a multitude of them. However, there is also a very important player in the conflict who has a direct link with the financing. Surprisingly enough, the jawing initially were receiving their money from their own government: ‘’The Janjaweed gets the majority of it’s funding from the Sudanese government’’ (Power, 2002, par. 3) Not only were they being financial being supported, but they also found themselves being supported on a military basis, having received their guns and other equipment as well. However, they are now becoming more and more independent, and are able to finance themselves and purchase their own equipment now. (Power, 2002, par. 3) However, before the Janjaweed are becoming slowly independent from their government, their government needed to gain their money somewhere in order to finance this habit of theirs. Of course, we have China is who is paying the government for the oil they are collecting from their country, however, there are also some European countries that are investing very much as well. European countries keep investing in Darfur because they still haven’t declared the phenomenon taken place there right now as being a genocide. However, the question is, what are the main advantages of investing in Darfur? Well, the European countries can freely invest in the country without having to worry about the competition often brought by the United States, as well as ‘’without condemnation’’. A country that is mostly standing out right now when it comes to having an alliance with the Sudanese would be Switzerland. (economical dimension, 2006, par 2)