Section 2: Set-Backs

The next section in my paper - set-backs

There are many setbacks in the current average Sudanese lifestyle that are preventing progress to be made within the country. One of the major setbacks is the corruption that lives within the government. With the recent separation of North and South Sudan, tensions are still high and conflict between the nations continue. Government spending is extremely high, as the officials that are appointed by the nominated president (though of the nominees, all of them are corrupt politicians with selfish motives) only worry about themselves and the capital city of Khartoum. These politicians are responsible for the disappearance  of millions of dollars in government money that are still yet to be found. Agriculturally, major setbacks include the drought and unpredictability of precipitation and climate. This makes the harvesting of crops in an already dry, nutrient-less soil even more difficult. These hardships obviously lead to lack of food availability causing prices to jump dramatically making food even more difficult to obtain. Meat prices have recently risen 84%, 45% for sugar, 40% for vegetables, and 70% for transportation which is highly linked to food availability as well (SOURCE). 

Sudanese Civil War citizen soldiers