Darfur: The crisis and the tragedy
View of the Communist Party of Sudan on the causes of the conflict in Darfur
The conflict in Darfur is decades older than the date of its recognition by the media and the international community. It is considered as one of the manifestations of the Sudanese crisis which started conjoined with independence and continues until now. According to our perception in the Communist Party of Sudan the main direct causes of this conflict can be grouped under the following two categories:
1. The historical roots of the conflict.
2. The role which was played by the different consecutive political regimes that governed the Sudan, and which eventually resulted in the escalation of the crisis till it was transformed into an international humanitarian tragedy, largely due to the atrocities committed by the National Islamic Front (NIF) regime, which took power in the Sudan on June 30, 1989. (more…)
