2005 UPDATE: Peace treaty has been signed to stop hostilities in Southern Sudan. Refugees continue to leave Sudan for a better life.

Sudan is the largest country in Africa. It is roughly ¼ the size of the United States. Its northern border is Egypt’s southern border. Their population is around, 37,000,000. the northern 2/3 of the country is predominantly Arabic and Muslim. The southern 1/3 is predominantly Black and either Christian or animistic (traditional) religions. In 1983, Sudan declared itself to be an Islamic government, ruled by the Koran. There has been a civil war in Sudan since.

There have been over 2,000,000 black Sudanese Christians killed in this war. Today, there are over 200,000 Black Sudanese held in slavery. Daily, there are hospitals, churches and schools being bombed by the governments forces from the north. Many people say the war is an ethnic war, the Arabs against the Blacks. Many will say it is an economic war because they have discovered oil in the Nile River Valley in Southern Sudan. In actuality, it is a religious war: the Muslims are trying to annihilate the Christians. There are estimates that over 100,000 Southern Sudanese will die this year from starvation.