STATE-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF 2003 DARFUR CONFLICTS ON DARFURLANS

The backing of the Janjaweed by the government of Omar al-Bashir against the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and Justice and Equity Movement further changed the character of Darfur conflict by moving it entirely from struggle over resource distribution to ethnic conflict The aim of the paper is to analyze the effects of 2003 Darfur conflict on the security of the people of Darfur, Data for the paper was collected from textbooks, journals, and internet materials and analyzed using narrative-analytic method, Johan Galtungfs ABC triable was used in the understanding of the dynamics and impacts of Darfur conflict on the wellbeing of the people. It was found that the emergence of deteriorating economy in 2012 and 2013brought about intensified fighting between diverse Arab tribes over land as well as resources in the Central, North and South Darfur. Nearly 300,000 people were displaced within the first five months of 2013 only, the figure which outweighs the number recorded from 2010 to 2012. About 200,000 refugees fled the region to neighbouring Chad alone. Also, about 350,000 people in the region died as a result of starvation, violence, and diseases. From 2003 to 2005, more than 2,000 villages were destroyed, while about 500,000 people were killed. The means of livelihood of the people were equally destroyed as the farmers were disconnected from their means of livelihood, a situation that led to malnutrition and hunger. Unfortunately, conflict resolution and management techniques adopted in resolving the conflicts at national level did not take care of the root causes of the conflict which is located at Contradictions. It was recommended, among other things, that the government of Sudan should urgently address the issue of marginalization of non-Arabs in resource distribution in the country.