Hostages Taken in Darfur

After months of pleading with China to use its economic and political influence with Sudan to help the people of Darfur, the pleading has turned into demands. In an unfortunate event, two people have been taken hostage in an attack on an oil field in the Kordofan region.

Darfur rebels have warned all foreign companies that they have a week to get out of the area and stop doing business with Khartoum. Chinese companies are specific targets to the threats. The rebels accuse China of providing the funds that are used to purchase weapons to Khartoum.

Violence has begot violence and the rebels say they are defending the women and children of Darfur who are being murdered by weapons purchased with China’s money.

This is not the solution to ending the violence, and the conditions are getting worse by the hour in Darfur. An intervention is needed and if a peace, agreement is not reached immediately the death toll will rise astronomically.


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