What issue is driving the current crisis?
In its broadest sense, the key issue that has created two decades of civil war within the Sudan is the issue of marginalization. The current crisis is rooted in this long and protracted war in the south. The Southern and Western parts of Sudan, which are populated by black Africans, have been denied any infrastructure or development that would be seen as a major role of government in serving its citizens. For example, in the Southern part of the country there are essentially no roads. This marginalization drove the south to begin a movement for autonomy and control of its own resources and governance.
