Darfur & Chinese Arms

When you don’t bring the Gospel to a nation, does it lack certain ethical standards as a baseline for decision-making? Human Rights First reports China is selling small arms to Sudan in exchange for access to Sudanese oil: $55 million worth, or 90% of Sudan’s purchases.

Darfur roundup

Darfur is a mess:

UN is calling for urgent actions as ration cuts continue in Darfur: millions of displaced Sudanese in Darfur are facing their third month of ration cuts due to violence and attacks on trucking convoys.
Political moves: Ethiopia PM & Dutch minister, Arab League chief in for talks, France asked to help.
UN agencies warn [...]

Conflict stirring in Ethiopia

Satellite pictures confirm Destruction of Towns, Houses in East: an analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery by AAAS has helped confirm evidence that the Ethiopian military has attacked civilians and burned towns and villages in eight locations across the remote Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia.

Following Sudan

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