Darfur Region Darfur is a region of poverty as a result of desertification or man made degradation of the environment, deforestation, health deterioration and famine because the region was intentionally left undeveloped by all central governments and the persistent lack of producing enough amount of food. And the worst of all is the current genocide occuring in Darfur where the international community is completly paralized to act accordingly. Darfur is geographically located in the far western part of Sudan. Bordering this area is Libya to the north, Chad to the West, and Central African Republic to the Southwest. The Dar Fur has a land area of about 114,000 square miles with varied climate ranging from desert and semi arid in the north to rich savanna lands in the South. Its population are farmers or nomadic pastoralists. After independence in 1956, the national government in Khartoum administered this area of the country however the region was essentially neglected and remained underdeveloped without schools, health facilities or a usable road network. Because it shares a border with Chad, the Darfur area experienced a lot of cross-border movement and became a haven for some of the insurgent groups in Chad. The Darfur region has under gone a lot of political instability over recent years. There is an unfortunate division of its peoples into "Arabs" and "non Arabs." Many of the villages in Darfur were attacked and burned down by armed ethnic groups. Property was either looted or destroyed and many people were left destitute and without shelter. Many people lost their lives and hundreds of villages were destroyed. Demography There are many tribes that inhabit the Dar Fur region. They are categorized under two basic ethnic groups: Arab and African. In 1916, Dar Fur was annexed by the British colonial powers to the rest of Sudan. The region is a major exporter of camels to Libya and Egypt and provides other areas with cattle goats and sheep. The pastoralists consist of about 30 percent of the entire population while 5 percent are engaged in local trades which includes small industries producing carpets, rugs and shoes and handcrafts such as mats, baskets and other materials. Administration After independence in 1956, the national government in Khartoum administered this area of the country however the region was essentially neglected and remained underdeveloped without schools, health facilities or a usable road network. Because it shares a border with Chad, the Dar Fur area experienced a lot of cross-border movement and became a haven for some of the insurgent groups in Chad. The Dar Fur region has under gone a lot of political instability over recent years. There is an unfortunate division of its peoples into "Arabs" and "non Arabs." Many of the villages in Dar Fur were attacked and burned down by armed ethnic groups. Property was either looted or destroyed and many people were left destitute and without shelter. Many people lost their lives and hundreds of villages were destroyed.