Sudan and its Civil War

Paper Summary:

The paper provides a historical overview of Sudan, including its ethnic divisions between the north and south. The paper discusses the impact of the discovery of oil on the nation's economy and people and analyzes current and future trends. The paper looks at the hardships faced by the people of Sudan but shows how many of the problems experienced by this country throughout its turbulent history have been directly related to ethnicity rather than wealth.

Outline:
Introduction
Historical Overview of Sudan
Review and Discussion
Current and Future Trends
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Sudan is a country in northern Africa with a population of around 40,000,000 people (Sudan 2). Following its independence from United Kingdom-Egyptian control in 1956, Sudan has experienced the devastation caused by incessant civil war, a crumbling infrastructure and the vagaries of climate that have caused widespread famine and poverty. Indeed, even the discovery of oil in Sudan was turned against the best interests of the people of Sudan to the benefit of a few elite, and the country remains one of the poorest in the world today. Despite these constraints to development, though, there have been some positive signs in recent years that things may be changing for the better in substantive ways, but virtually all observers suggest that much more remains to be done."

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