This bleak view of Darfur is based on outdated stereotypes
While Ros Wynne-Jones does address some of the dangers that threaten Sudan's 2005 comprehensive peace agreement, this year's elections, and the 2011 referendum, she combines convoluted conflict histories with gloomy predictions, to present only the bleakest picture (Sudan's new year of fear, 6 January).
Her claim, for example, that Darfur's internally displaced population's "fate is worse than death" relies on outdated stereotypes and ignores the fact that UN figures show Darfur's mortality rate to be below the region's pre-conflict level – and lower than the figures for sub-Saharan Africa. Médecins Sans Frontières have noted that Darfuris are receiving better healthcare than people in other parts of Sudan, in some cases even better than those in Khartoum.… Seguir leyendo »