Sudan and South Sudan

"The Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the

World Today" - The UN

Key Facts - Sudan / S. Sudan

Sudan Ranked #5 on the "Failed States List " / South Sudan Ranked #1

Regional Exports: Oil, Cotton, livestock, nuts Life expectancy is 61 Sudan / 55 S. Sudan) Literacy Rate (40% Sudan / 28% S.Sudan) Capital: NS = Khartoum S.S. = Juba President is Omar Al-Bashir (Sudanese

Dictator) 600 tribes speaking 400 languages S

Who is Omar Al-Bashir?

Ranked one of the world’s worst dictators

Warrant issued for his arrest by I.C.C.

Came to power in military takeover in 1989

Government was highly criticized for funding and maintaining the genocide.

Has Rigged Elections

The Modern Conflict

Began in 2004 - The Southern Sudanese Liberation Army, along with the Justice and Equality Movement begin to attack government officials / terrorist attacks.

Why? - Claims of mistreatment and inequality

Government retaliates with unprecedented force.

Govt. uses the Janjaweed to kill hundreds of thousands in Darfur.

The Janjaweed

●Similar to the Interahamwe in Rwanda. ●"Evil men on horses" ●Raped Women ●Burned Villages ●Took Prisoners ●Supported by Al Bashir and his government ●Ruined water supply

Causes of Genocide

●Religious Conflict

●Conflict over usable land

(Climate Change)

●Ethnic Conflict

●Instability after

Colonization

●Battle for Resources

Sudanese Genocide Facts

The longest running civil war in African History Declared a genocide by President Bush in 2004 Over 400,000 people killed Over 2.5 million displaced (Refugees) Over 3 million people in danger of starvation Over 1 Billion dollars a year in Aid 14,000 aid workers on scene (Chad, C.A.R.)

South Sudan 2011 98% of country voted

to secede from from the North.

Suffers from massive, pervasive ethnic conflict.

New Country: New Country Problems

Who Rules Clans / Ethnic

Wars #1 Failed State

Sudan is currently on Trump’s travel ban list