What might be some reasons why genocide has occurred in
Africa?
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Genocide is not unique to Africa but is a problem that persists
even to this day. Genocide in Africa typically occurs over issues
of religion or ethnicity. Africa has seen several genocides in the
last 20 years in Sudan, Democratic Rep. of Congo, Somalia, Rwanda
and Ethiopia.
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Two of the worst were/ are in Sudan and Rwanda Genocide in
Africa has been abundant for two reasons: hundreds of ethnic groups
that live close to each other lack of strong government since the
withdraw of the colonial powers
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Rwanda is a tiny African nation in the heart of the Congo in
central Africa.
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There were two major ethnic groups in Rwanda. Hutus vs. Tutsis:
The Tutsi made up only about 14% of the population but were part of
the ruling class when Belgium ruled the country. The Hutu were a
majority but were oppressed under Belgian rule.
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The Rwandan genocide started in 1994 when President Jevenal
Habyarimanas plane was shot down by most likely by a Hutu group,
who then blamed the ethnic group the Tutsis.
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Most of the Tutsis that were killed in the Rwandan genocide
were hacked to death by machetes.
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When the blood shed was over, hundreds of thousands of people
were dead and thousands more displaced. Mass graves were discovered
and the remains gathered.
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Thousands of people were hacked to death and the bodies were
just left behind creating mass graves.
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800,000: the number estimated to be killed by the Hutu during
the genocide in Rwanda. It only lasted a few months. So many people
were murdered because the government armed a militia that killed
unarmed civilians. Many around the world including the U.N. and
President Clinton would not acknowledge the atrocities as genocide
and therefore would not intervene.
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Many men remain wanted by international authorities for the
Rwandan genocide.
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The region of Darfur is mainly the southwestern part of the
nation of Sudan in central Africa.
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The genocide in Darfur has been led by President Omar al-
Bashir trying to eliminate the non Muslim population in Sudan.
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Attacks by the Muslim government on the Christian civilian
population of Sudan have resulted in people being shot, hacked to
death and burned alive.
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While the people of Sudan have been attacked by their own
government, there are armed resistance groups trying to stop the
genocide such as the N.R.F.
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One of the side effects of the genocide in Darfur is the mass
exodus out of Sudan. Make shift towns likes these are made to house
the 2 million or so refugees that have tried to flee the
country.
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Because there has been little attention to the genocide in
Darfur, actors like George Clooney use their fame to be very out
spoken about stopping the genocide.
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The genocide has been masked by the ongoing civil war in Sudan
with little help coming from outside of Africa. People around the
world have asked whose responsibility it is to stop the genocide. A
poll taken said that the U.S. & China should step in and
help.
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In 2011 South Sudan won its independence from Sudan to form its
own nation. Unfortunately it has not ended the violence in the
region. Today the two countries continue to fight. To date about
500,000 have died in Sudan.
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Why has genocide occurred in Africa? Why dont we hear about
genocide in Africa? How have the actions of Europeans aided in the
advancement of genocide in Africa?