Propaganda and laws prohibit social interaction between the groups. The president of Sudan said he would protect the black Africans but obviously did not. Also they made it very dangerous for humanitarian assistance to help out and offer food, leaving the black Africans completely at their mercy and killing them indirectly with starvation and disease.(Eight stages of genocide in Darfur)
senate resolution 404: A resolution supporting full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and other efforts to promote peace and stability in Sudan, and for other purposes. It Acknowledges the critical importance of preventing a renewed North-South civil war in Sudan and calls on all parties in Sudan to comply fully with the CPA, it supports the efforts of President Obama to reinvigorate and strengthen international engagement on implementation of the CPA and calls on the Government of National Unity to amend or repeal laws that restrict human rights and political freedoms in Sudan. It also supports increased efforts by the U.S. and other donors to assist the Government of Southern Sudan to improve its governing capacity and expand critical infrastructure and service delivery (Save Darfur)
Occurring within a region of northwestern Sudan, there is a popular myth that the country is divided along ethnic lines, between an Arab Muslim north and a Christian or animist, black south. In Darfur, where the vast majority of people are Muslims and Arabic-speaking, the distinction between 'Arab' and 'African' is more cultural than racial.(In-depth:Sudan: A future without War? - IRIN In-Depth on the prospects of peace in Sudan)