The current government of Sudan is under
the attack of several rebel armies, coming to a total of about 60,000 rebel
forces, along with several others in protests. The recent uprising is the
result of increased prices of food, failed harvests, budget deficits, and the withdrawal
of gas subsidies. With
all of these recent issues, and the festering of previous issues, it is only a
matter of time before Bashir is removed. But, this wouldn’t solve the issue,
and would probably do quite the opposite, create yet another uprising sending
the country farther into debt and poverty. Every group fighting is doing so for
a different cause, therefore, it would simply cause more unrest than there is
already. One of
the main reasons most people are saying that Sudan is setting itself up for
failure is because several large parties do not believe in democracy, while
others want to stay strong to the Islamic principles and ways of life. Radical
Islamic groups from different areas of the Middle- East began to start there
Islamic organizations around the Sudan area with the intentions of creating
racial Islamization of Sub-Saharan Africa. The U.S. and Arab allies grew
alarmed by this in the 90’s, and encouraged Bashir to take action, of which, he
eventually did. He thought by expelling these groups from Sudan that it would
solve the problem, but it only caused further problems for the government, just
as most things do for Sudan. Most of
the anti-Bashir groups all have one common goal: to rid the country of its
government, However, no one really knows what to do after they overthrow
Bashir. Some groups want democracy, while others feel that that is not the best
solution for the people. Whatever the outcome may be in the future, one thing
is certain: Sudan still has a long road ahead of them to achieve peace.
Good work blending the summary and analysis into one narrative.
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