Sudan Case Study

Sudan Case Study

Sudan is a country with multitudes of problems. I will address just a portion of the many problems this country face but must first began with a very brief background.

Sudan is a very large country located on the continent of Africa. Sudan has a very diverse landscape ranging from deserts, to mountain ranges, rainforests, and swamps; to name a few. It is estimated that Sudan has a population of 34 million people. Out of the 34 million people, the indigenous Black Africans make-up the majority in the south, while the Arabs account for the majority in the north. Sudan's population consists of 60% Muslim, 25% Animist, and 15% Christian. The country of Sudan has more than 300 tribes! The Official language is Arabic; although there are more than 100 tribal languages within its borders.

Beginning in the 6th century, Sudan was largely converted to Christianity, primarily in the Northeast Region, that is, until the dawning of the 15th century when the Muslims took over and converted it to Islam. In the early 1800's, Sudan was largely under the control of Egypt who failed to maintain control of the country's many tribes, especially in southern Sudan. In the early 1880's a religious leader named Muhammad Abdalla started a religious crusade to unite the tribes in central and western Sudan and force the Egyptians to withdraw their occupation. In subsequent years, both Egypt and Britain had joint control of Sudan with Britain being the dominant of the two. Later-on in 1956, Sudan went on to become a free parliamentary republic, and thus was the beginning of many problems to come.

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... provide relief for the Sudanese refugees. Lack of action in this regard would make the Unites States utterly remiss. Our first responsibility as a nation is to relieve the oppressed, as well as supply resources that would aid the suffering and sick.

The next action of the United States is working to bring an end to the "Genocide" taking place in Sudan. Again, we do not want to take an ethnocentric approach with our actions. The United States should work very close with its allies and develop a strong coalition that's willing to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in overthrowing the government.

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