Deliverance in Darfur?

A huge underground lake discovered beneath Sudan’s Darfur region could help end years of conflict and genocide there, according to scientists. Water pumped from the underground reservoir could enable Darfur's nomadic Arabs to maintain their lifestyle without competing with ethnic African farming communities for water supplies.

Decades of water shortages and lack of other resources initially sparked low-intensity conflicts between the two distinct Darfur ethnic groups. Four years ago, the region erupted into a full-scale civil war in which more than 200,000 innocent civilians have been killed.

The discovery of such vast amounts of water just below the surface could finally bring an end to the conflict.

New York Times article is HERE