Idriss Déby and the Darfur conflict / Ésaïe Toïngar.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (231 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780786492572 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Idriss Déby and the Darfur conflict.DDC classification:
  • 967.4304/4092 23
LOC classification:
  • DT546.484 .T65 2013eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Chad, Sudan and Darfur -- Idriss Déby struggles to maintain Zaghawa power -- Bour, survivor of Zaghawa attack -- Déby's international counterfeiting operation revealed -- Chad's black gold -- Deadly betrayal in the oil fields of Sidegui -- Darfur's troubles begin with Déby -- Chad, Sudan, and rebels -- A leader in deception and corruption -- A skeptical look at "The usual suspects" -- Birth of the Janjawiid (militiamen with horses) -- The voiceless children -- They called each other "younger brother, older brother" -- The fall of Bangui -- Misperceptions -- The International Criminal Court -- Proposition for peace in Darfur and the sub-region.
Summary: "The ruler of Chad is the unacknowledged cause of much war and mayhem in central Africa; violence against his people; international counterfeiting; theft of property across the region. Responsible for the Darfur crisis, Deby has not been held accountable by the international community. Déby's transgressions have received little attention, a humanitarian oversight remedied by this work. "-- Provided by publisher.
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Chad, Sudan and Darfur -- Idriss Déby struggles to maintain Zaghawa power -- Bour, survivor of Zaghawa attack -- Déby's international counterfeiting operation revealed -- Chad's black gold -- Deadly betrayal in the oil fields of Sidegui -- Darfur's troubles begin with Déby -- Chad, Sudan, and rebels -- A leader in deception and corruption -- A skeptical look at "The usual suspects" -- Birth of the Janjawiid (militiamen with horses) -- The voiceless children -- They called each other "younger brother, older brother" -- The fall of Bangui -- Misperceptions -- The International Criminal Court -- Proposition for peace in Darfur and the sub-region.

"The ruler of Chad is the unacknowledged cause of much war and mayhem in central Africa; violence against his people; international counterfeiting; theft of property across the region. Responsible for the Darfur crisis, Deby has not been held accountable by the international community. Déby's transgressions have received little attention, a humanitarian oversight remedied by this work. "-- Provided by publisher.

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