Monday, June 17, 2024

Sudan Problems 6-17-24

The power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into a large-scale conflict in April 2023 and has been driving humanitarian needs in the country ever since. Now a year since the fighting first broke out, the conflict has directly killed at least 14,700 people, and injured almost 30,000 more. 

Before the conflict, Sudan was already experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis. Long-term political instability and economic pressures meant that 15.8 million people were in need of humanitarian aid. The conflict has only exacerbated these conditions, leaving almost 25 million people — more than half of Sudan’s population — in need. Over 8 million people have been forced to flee their homes since last April, making Sudan the world’s largest displacement crisis.

Amidst mass displacement and reports of mass killings, humanitarian access has been severely curtailed, making it extremely hard for aid to reach vulnerable communities. Learn more about this ongoing crisis below. Read the IRC's report on one year of conflict in Sudan 

https://www.rescue.org/article/fighting-sudan-what-you-need-know-about-cris

A civil war between two rival factions of the military government of Sudan, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under the Janjaweed leader, Hemedti, began during Ramadan on 15 April 2023.

As of early August, according to the UN, nearly 1 million people had fled from Sudan to Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and other countries.

Sudan is not in great shape. They have a Per capita GDP of $633.34 and a Trade Deficit of $6.74B. They still have gold as 70% of Exports, but they also export crude oil.

In 2011, Sudan and South Sudan separated and became two separate countries. The cost of resolving the conflict was high. Sudan’s Debt to GDP is 256%.

In 2023, Sudan became involved in a Civil War that turned them into a net exporter of refugees.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

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