THE NUBA PEOPLE

I recently watched a documentary on the Nuba people: The Nuba people are made up of ninety-nine black African tribes living in the Nuba Mountains situated in the Sudanese province of South Kordofan. Like most if not all of African people, these tribes have lived for decades as forgotten people.But it wasn't long before they became part of the political and economic concerns of their country, including the west. However, it is most amazing, in fact it is disheartning that these people only became important in as far as their natural resources could be exploited for the enrichment of the powerful west and the greedy leaders of the African continent.For 15 years the Nuba mountains which had for long been their (Nuba people) own were besieged by the regular Sudanese Army. However, "the genocide perpetrated on the Nuba people, which is obviously the result of the world powers’ struggle over Sudanese natural riches, remains concealed from the world public" See Nuba a pure people by Tomo Kriznar for more on the Nuba people.