Ethnic Cleansing

[Zip]

Im very tired so i wont be saying a whole lot on the topic at the moment but i will once i get some sleep, for now im just going to ask a few questions.

Chad declares state of emergency

Chad's government has declared a state of emergency in most of the country, following a series of ethnic clashes.

At least 300 people have been killed this month, in violence between Arabs and black Africans, officials say.

The decree covers eastern Chad, across the border from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, as well as the capital, N'Djamena, and other areas.

Chad accuses Sudan of exporting the Darfur conflict, while Sudan accuses Chad of backing Darfur's rebels.

The state of emergency covers the regions of Ouaddai, Salamat and Wadi Fira, where the violence has occurred.

As a "preventative" measure, it also covers three other regions, as well as the capital.

"This state of emergency aims to halt the serious attacks on public order due to the rampant insecurity in these regions," said Communications Minister Hourmadji Moussa Doumgor following a special cabinet session.



The cabinet has also tightened rules on media reporting of the conflict, according to a statement broadcast on state radio.

Private radio stations are banned from "reporting on issues likely to threaten public order, national unity, territorial integrity," the government spokesman said.

Last week, aid workers said that five villages had been attacked in a three-day assault by 200 men on horseback, armed with machine-guns.

Chad's government said the attackers were linked to Sudan's pro-government Janjaweed militias, accused of widespread atrocities in Darfur.

Eastern Chad and Darfur have a similar mix of Arab and non-Arab populations.

Chad's government last week called for UN peacekeepers to be deployed along the border.

The BBC's Stephanie Hancock says ethnic tensions have been on the rise in south-eastern Chad for many months, but there are signs the violence is beginning to spin out of control.

In April, Chad rebels reached N'Djamena before being repulsed.

Some two million people have been displaced in Darfur and at least 200,000 are estimated to have died in the three-and-a-half year conflict.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6144242.stm


What Countrys would the UN peace keepers come from?

If Sudans govenment are linked to this then what action will be taken against them?

Is Ethnic Cleansing just another word for racism attacks? Because both countrys are the same religeon from what ive seen on TV and in news articles and the difference is just one lot are Arabs and the other lot are Africans?

 

[ElRazur]

Ethnic cleansing in Africa Usually invole two ethinic groups or more with one thinking it is superior to the other race and hence the need to wipe them out. This is usually due to miseducation, misinformation, corruption and fight for resources - Land, natural resources, political power etc.