Muslim-controlled government in Khatoum.
The Sudanese government’s genocidal campaign against the Darfurians, he contended, is part of a “longstanding project” of Arabization of the southern part of the country inspired by Sudanese leaders Omar al-Bashir and Hassan al-Turabi, former associates of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi. The campaign is part of a larger plan to spread Arab control over the African continent, Soyinka said.
Soyinka criticized the press for labeling any conflict that breaks out in Africa as “tribal” or “ethnic” but “going silent when the conflict is between the Arab and black world.”
This “bashfulness” about holding Arabs responsible for their crimes extends to history as well, he said. “You can’t speak about the history of slavery without engaging with the Arab role.”
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