Here is the statement. This is a very commendable step. The Sudanese government obviously isn’t happy.

To learn more, you may read this article in the New York Times.

You can watch the statement made by all three candidates here.

Check out this great short video on Darfur narrated by Darfurians themselves and translated into English with included voice-overs. The narrating Darfurians mention that their home is being marginalized economically and badly ignored.

Khartoum is the most developed place in Sudan. The rest of the country is pretty much undeveloped with little or no infrastructure.