http://74.125.45.104/search?q=cache:wumVe_Ai41MJ:www.ecosonline.org/back/pdf_reports/2008/dossier%2520final%2520groot%2520web.pdf+oil+in+sudan&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
“Problems began in 1991. The army began chasing the people without warning.
They came, they shot and they burned. Why? The SPLA was far away.
It was because the Government was greedy for oil and saw any southerner
as a threat, a possible supporter of the SPLA.”
Chief Chol Nul, Payuer, 25 April 2005
This article is explaining that after Africa's longest civil war and coming to agreement with a peace treaty, politically it changed the whole aftermath in Sudan as well. The country remained with a huge gap in society and with violence still at hand. Oil is just about their main source to different people and countries. This may help recover the land but also destroy it even more.
A part in the article says, "We believe that the natural richness of Africa, be it gold, diamonds,
oil or copper, can be a motor for development and growth instead of a source of conflict." I agree to this statement but unfortunately life does not happen this way. Many are greedy and are willing to get their hands on whatever they find to turn into money. This isn't only happening in Africa but other countries with the same supply. What will be done to keep this natural richness in the heart of these distinguished countries?
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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