geography population forced migration: sudan[date] today i will: - understand some of the reasons...
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Forced Migration: Sudan [Date]
Today I will:
- Understand some of the reasons why people have migrated from Sudan to surrounding countries such as Chad.
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Introduction:
- 7 million Sudanese people have been forced to move in the last 25 years
- 52% are Black African, 39% African Arabs
- 70% are Muslim, 5% are Christian
- South Sudan became a separate country in 2011
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[A] Civil War (South Sudan) lasting 22 years between the Central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army.
[B] Forced to move as they are in fear of their lives.
[B] Cannot farm in a war zone
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[A] There have also been many other conflicts
[B] Fighting between Arab herdsman and black farmers has forced move to Darfur
[B] Ethnic Cleansing (homes and crops burned, raped and tortured)
[B] Fighting on the border
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[A] Famine and drought
[B] Prolonged drought = famine
[B] No harvests = no food
[B] The lack of water and good farmland partly to blame for fighting.
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[A] Many people move to Refugee Camps
[B] No sanitation, medical supplies, little food, water or shelter.
[B]No way of making a living.
[B] USA agreed to take many of the people and others left as conditions were no better there.