Title Page…………………….……………………………………….……….i Approval Page…………………………………………….…….……….……ii Dedication………………………………………….…………………………..iii Acknowledgements……………………………….…………………………..iv Table of Contents……………………………………………………..…………v List of Tables……………………………………………………..…………..vii List of Diagrams……………………………………………………..………viii Abstract …………………………………………………….…………………..ix

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………….1 1.1 Introduction…………………………………………………….……….1 1.2 Statement of problem……………………………………………………3 1.3 Objectives of study………………………………………………………6 1.4 Significance of the study………………………………………………..6 1.5 Literature Review……………………………………………………….7 1.6 Theoretical Framework…………………………………………………20 1.7 Hypotheses………………………………………………………………22 1.8 Method of Data Collection………………………………………………22 1.9 Method of Data Analysis……………………………………………….24 1.10 Research Design…………………………………………………………24

Chapter TWO

POVERTY AND CONFLICT SITUATIONS IN AFRICA……………………26 2.1 Population, Religion and Ethnicity in Sudan…………………………….26 2.2 Living Condition in Darfur………………………………………………30 2.3 The Impact of Conflict on Poverty Focusing on Darfur………………….35

Chapter THREE

DARFUR GENOCIDE AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY……………………………………………39 3.1 Out break of conflict in Darfur…………………………………………………39 3.2 Military Campaign and Human Rights Abuses…………………………………42 3.3 The Humanitarian situations and the Response of the International Community………………………………………………………………48 3.4 The Responsibility to Protect and the UN Management of Darfur Crisis…………………………………………………………………….50

Chapter FOUR

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION………………………………………………………………58 4.1 Ceasefire agreement and Deployment of Ceasefire Commission Observers…………..58 4.2 The Impact of the North-South Negotiations on Darfur Crisis …………………59 4.3 The Intervention and Management Darfur Crisis by the United Nations……….60 4.3.1 Political and diplomatic Efforts……………………………………………..61 4.3.2 Humanitarian Efforts………………………………………………………..62 4.4 UN Management of the Darfur Crisis and the Development of the Region……………………………………………………………..64

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ……………………………………….68 5.1 Summary………………………………………………………………..68 5.2 Conclusion……………………………………………………………..70 5.3 Recommendations……………………………………………………..72 Bibliography………………………………………………………………..74 Appendixes