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Article: Civil War, slavery cry out for notice in Sudan
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- May 12, 1994
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Yawu Miller
Bay State Banner
05-12-1994
Civil war, slavery cry out for notice in Sudan.
Yawu Miller
A 40-year-old civil war, institutionalized slavery, ethnic conflict, famine and disease have wreaked havoc on Sudan. Over the last 10 years, it is estimated that over 1.5 million people have died in the northeast African nation while the international community has remained unwilling or unable to interfere.
A United States effort at mediating the conflict between the warring factions--the north and south of the country--could help avert further bloodshed, according to Sudan expert Robert Collins.
Collins, who recently visited Boston to present his report to a meeting of Sudanese academics, ...