Describe the government of Sudan and the challenges it is currently facing.

Answer:

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: The government of Sudan has a history of instability and shifting between military and civilian rule. It is an authoritarian government, but in recent years, more rights are being allowed. In recent years, multiple political parties have taken part in elections, and a referendum vote was held in which voters decided to split the nation in two. Currently, the president holds most of the power, and a vice president was elected to represent the rights of those in the southern part of the state. Violence in the Darfur region is ongoing, causing significant loss of life. This is a country that is changing rapidly. People in Sudan have few democratic rights. There have been charges that elections are not free, nor fair. Opposition leaders to the ruling government have been jailed. There is little freedom of speech or freedom of press.