Sudan, Darfur

A history of the events, summarized and taken from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3496731.stm

-Began in early 2003 after a rebel group began attacking government targets claiming that the region was being neglected by Khartoum
-Rebels claim government is oppressing black Africans in favor of Arabs
-Tension has existed for many years between the mostly nomadic Arabs and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zagawa communities.
-Two main rebel groups: the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)

-Government admits mobilizing "self-defence militias" following rebel attacks but denies any links to the Janjaweed, accused of trying to "cleanse" large swathes of territory of black Africans
-Refugees from Darfur say that following air raids by government aircraft, the Janjaweed ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they can find
-Women report being abducted by the Janjaweed and held as sex slaves for more than a week before being released

-UN says that "war crimes", and not genocide are being committed

-Approximately two million people have left their homes and many thousands have been killed

-UN has been criticised for doing too little, too late -most have fled their destroyed villages for camps in Darfur's main towns but there is not enough food, water or medicine.
-Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and Darfurians say the men are killed and the women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water

And you're worrying about driving to work tomorrow, she's worrying about what she's gonna wear tonight, he's worrying about what time he has to wake up tomorrow, I'm worrying about my electronic materials exam in just over a week. Million voices, million minds. Make a choice about what to worry about.