David Hoile

In the following viewpoint, David Hoile contends that the efforts of anti-slavery groups to eradicate the African slave trade are based on falsehoods and threaten the future of Sudan. According to Hoile, real slavery doesn’t exist in Sudan; rather people pose as slaves and slave owners in order to get the reward that slave-redeemers are offering. He also asserts that the American Anti-Slavery Group (AASG), one of the leading organizations behind the redemption effort, has ties with Sudanese rebels and is biased against the Sudanese government. Hoile concludes that by spreading self-serving stories throughout the media, the AASG has had a negative effect on the peace process in Sudan. Hoile is the director of the European-Sudanese Public Affairs Council, which works toward peace in Sudan and seeks...