In the late 1800's, Britain and Egypt started to take over Sudan, but not Darfur. Darfur was an independent territory ruled by a sultan. Egypt took over the North, encouraging Islamic value. Britain took over the south promoting Christianity and also encouraged the use of English. In 1916, Britain started to control Darfur. In 1945, the British gives the wealthy northern Arabs control to be the government. In 2003, the Janjaweed started to kill and rape all the black African Americans because they don't like black people. Its estimated that 500,000 people have died and 2 million are displaced. The Janjaweed are stealing there cows, goats, sheep, horses, and donkeys. There burning villages, and huts, and burning people alive.