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Sudan Country Study sections

• Country Profile. xxv
• Introduction. xli
• Chapter 1. Historical Setting. 1
  • EARLY HISTORY. 3
    • Kush. 4
    • Meroe. 5
    • Christian Nubia. 7
  • THE COMING OF ISLAM . 8
    • The Arabs. 10
    • The Decline of Christian Nubia. 11
    • The Rule of the Kashif. . 12
    • The Funj. 12
    • The Fur. 13
    • Southern Groups. 14
  • THE TURKIYYAH, 1821-85 . 14
  • THE MAHDIYYAH, 1885-98 . 17
    • The Khalifa. 20
    • The Reconquest of Sudan. 21
  • THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN CONDOMINIUM, 1899-1955 . 22
    • Britain’s Southern Policy. 26
    • The Rise of Sudanese Nationalism. 27
    • The Road to Independence. 28
    • The South and the Unity of Sudan. 29
  • INDEPENDENT SUDAN . 31
    • The Politics of Independence. 31
    • The Abbud Military Government, 1958-64. 33
    • Return to Civilian Rule, 1964-69. 34
  • THE AL-NUMAYRI ERA, 1969-85 . 36
    • The Revolutionary Command Council. 36
    • The Southern Problem. 38
    • Political Developments. 39
    • National Reconciliation. 40
    • Economic Developments since Independence. 41
  • THE TRANSITIONAL MILITARY COUNCIL . 42
  • SADIQ AL-MAHDI AND COALITION
  • GOVERNMENTS . 43
  • UMAR AL-BASHIR AND THE ISLAMIST REVOLUTION . 44
    • Hassan al-Turabi and the Islamization of Sudan. 50
    • Sudan and International Terrorism. 53
    • The Peace Process in Southern Sudan. 56
• Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment. 59
  • PHYSICAL SETTING. 62
    • Geographic Regions. 63
    • Soils. 66
    • Hydrology. 67
    • Climate. 70
  • POPULATION. 71
  • MIGRATION AND REFUGEES . 73
  • ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGES. 76
    • Ethnicity. 76
    • Languages. 77
  • ETHNIC GROUPS . 79
    • Muslim Peoples. 79
    • Non-Muslim Peoples. 87
    • Regionalism and Ethnicity. 93
  • RELIGIOUS LIFE. 96
    • Islam: Tenets and Practice. 96
    • Islamic Movements and Religious Orders. 100
    • Christianity. 103
    • Indigenous African Religions. 106
  • SOCIAL ORDER. 109
    • Northern Society. 110
    • Southern Communities. Ill
    • Urban and National Elites. 114
    • Women and the Family. 118
  • EDUCATION. 120
    • Development of the Education System. 121
    • Primary and Secondary Education. 123
    • Educational Opportunity. 125
    • Female Education . 127
    • Higher Education . 128
  • HEALTH. 132
    • Regional Disparities. 132
    • Healthcare. 134
    • Diseases. 136
• Chapter 3. The Economy. 141
  • HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT. 144
    • The Colonial Period. 144
    • The Postcolonial Period. 144
  • STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY. 147
    • Overview of the Economy. 147
    • Gross Domestic Product. 148
    • Prices and Inflation. 150
    • Privatization. 150
    • Foreign Investment. 151
  • ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT. 153
    • Development Planning and the Debt. 153
    • The Budget. 155
    • Foreign Aid. 156
  • MONEY AND BANKING. 160
    • Currency. 160
    • Banking. 161
    • Islamic Banking. 163
  • LABOR FORCE, WAGES, AND UNIONS . 164
    • Labor Force. 164
    • The Informal Sector. 166
    • Wages. 168
    • Unions. 169
  • AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISHERIES, AND FORESTRY. 171
    • Land Use. 172
    • Land Tenure. 173
    • Agriculture. 174
    • Crops. 181
    • Livestock. 183
    • Fisheries. 186
    • Forestry. 187
  • INDUSTRY. 189
    • Manufacturing. 189
    • Energy. 192
    • Mining. 196
    • Petroleum. 197
  • TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS . . 201
    • Railroads . 201
    • Roads. 205
    • Inland Waterways. 206
    • Civil Aviation. 208
    • Marine Ports and Shipping. 209
    • Pipelines. 210
    • Telecommunications. 211
  • INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. 213
    • International Trade. 213
    • Balance of Payments. 215
  • PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE . 216
• Chapter 4. Government and Politics. 221
  • THE AL-BASHIR ERA. 224
    • Institutions of Government. 227
    • Recent Constitutional Developments. 228
    • The Federal System. 229
    • Elections. 232
    • Corruption and Governance Issues. 234
    • The Presidency. 235
    • National Council of Ministers. 237
    • South Sudan Council of Ministers. 238
    • National Legislature. 239
    • South Sudan Legislative Assembly. 240
    • Civil Service. 241
    • State and Local Government. 242
  • THE LEGAL SYSTEM . 244
    • The Courts. 245
    • Sharia Law. 248
    • Human Rights. 249
  • POLITICAL GROUPS. 251
    • National Congress Party. 253
    • Popular Congress Party. 254
    • Umma. 256
    • Democratic Unionist Party. 258
    • National Democratic Alliance . 259
    • Sudanese National Alliance . 260
    • Sudan Communist Party. 260
    • Other Northern Political Groups. 261
    • Western Political Groups. 261
    • Eastern Political Groups. 262
    • Sudan People’s Liberation Movement. 263
    • Other Southern Groups. 264
  • REGIONAL DYNAMICS AND CONFLICT . 266
    • South Sudan. 267
    • Western Sudan. 269
    • Eastern Sudan. 270
  • INFORMATION MEDIA. 271
    • Print Media. 272
    • Radio, Television, and Internet. 274
  • FOREIGN RELATIONS . 275
    • Egypt. 277
    • Libya. 278
    • Ethiopia and Eritrea. 280
    • Chad and the Central African Republic. 282
    • The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Kenya. 284
    • African Regional Organizations. 286
    • Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. 287
    • Arab and Islamic Organizations. 288
    • China, Russia, India, and Malaysia. 289
    • European Union, Britain, and France. 291
    • United States. 292
    • United Nations. 294
  • OUTLOOK. 296
• Chapter 5. National Security. 299
  • THE MILITARY IN NATIONAL LIFE. 302
    • Early Development of the Armed Forces. 302
    • World War I. 303
    • The Interwar Period. 304
    • The Italian-Ethiopian War and World War II. 305
    • Role in Government. 306
    • The Armed Forces in Sudanese Society. 310
  • EXTERNAL SECURITY CONCERNS . 312
    • Relations with Neighboring States. 312
    • United States-Sudanese Relations. 316
  • CIVIL WARFARE IN THE SOUTH AND WEST. 317
    • First Southern Civil War, 1955-72 . 317
    • Second Southern Civil War, 1983-2005 . 318
    • Security Provisions of the CPA. 321
    • The War in Darfur, 2003-11 . 324
    • AU and UN Forces in Darfur. 329
  • THE SUDAN ARMED FORCES . 330
    • Army. 331
    • Air Force. 333
    • Navy. 334
    • Personnel. 334
    • Training. 336
    • Defense Expenditures. 337
  • THE SUDANESE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION MOVEMENT/ARMY . 337
  • PARAMILITARY GROUPS AND FORCED MIGRATION. 340
    • Militias. 340
    • Forced Migration. 343
  • FOREIGN MILITARY ASSISTANCE. 344
  • INTERNAL SECURITY AGENCIES. 348
    • The Sudan Police Force. 348
    • Security and Intelligence Apparatus . 351
  • THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM . 353
    • Criminal Courts and Laws. 353
    • The Prison System. 356
  • FUTURE PROSPECTS . 358