Darfur

"Darfur, en árabe , significa "hogar de los fur". Es una zona situada en el Sudán occidental que limita con la República Centroafricana, Chad, Sudán del Sur y Libia. Darfur se divide en tres estados federados dentro de Sudán: Gharb Darfur (Occidental), Janub Darfur (Meridional) y Shamal Darfur (Septentrional). El conflicto de Darfur entre los Yanyauid y los africanos negros de la zona ha derivado en la limpieza étnica de miles de personas y el desplazamiento forzoso de varios millones. El 1 de agosto de 2007, el Gobierno de Sudán y las Naciones Unidas llegaron a un acuerdo para desplegar cerca de 26,000 efectivos para controlar la situación en la región, que debían haber sido desplegadas en octubre."

"Darfur (Arabic: Dr Fr, English: Realm of the Fur) is a region in western Sudan. It was firstly named Dardaju (Arabic: ) when the Daju, who migrated from Meroe c.350 AD, were ruling. Then renamed Dartunjur (Arabic: ) when the Tunjur were ruling the country and who had been replaced by the recent Fur immigrants from Dar Fartit in the Central Africa. Darfur (Dar is an Arabic word that means 'place of or land of' the Fur people) was an independent sultanate for several hundred years, incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. The region is divided into five federal states: Central Darfur, East Darfur, North Darfur, South Darfur and West Darfur. Because of the war in Darfur between Sudanese government forces and the indigenous population, the region has been in a state of humanitarian emergency since 2003."