European Coalition for Oil in Sudan (ECOS)
Oil. Fuel for a better Sudan?
2004
Bush signs Sudan sanctions bill
President Bush signed a $US300 million bill promoting peace and providing aid for refugees in Sudan
Yet another great game
Beijing's aggressive petro-diplomacy in Africa has put it on a collision course with Washington.
China leads opposition to stronger action
China, which has struck numerous lucrative oil and arms deals with the Khartoum regime, says it will veto any resolution that seeks to impose sanctions on Sudan.
A complex ethnic reality with a long history
The genocidal war in Darfur is being presented in the news media as a war between Arabs and Africans. This simplifies and misrepresents a very complex ethnic reality.