Sudan’s economy is in trouble, even without sanctions
America has lifted a trade embargo, but rapid growth will not be easy to attain
“THIS is the best you can find anywhere, and not just in Sudan,” says Ali Alsheikh, gesturing at the deep-green field behind him. His farm, which exports animal feed, belongs to DAL Group, Sudan’s largest conglomerate. Here, an hour’s drive south of the capital, Khartoum, one can glimpse a better economic future for Sudan: high-tech, capital-intensive and outward-looking.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Not much relief about the relief”
Middle East & Africa October 14th 2017
- As South Sudan implodes, America reconsiders its support for the regime
- Sudan’s economy is in trouble, even without sanctions
- Raila Odinga takes a gamble by threatening to boycott Kenya’s election
- Scrapping the deal with Iran could embolden its hardliners
- Iraq’s recaptured territory is being neglected
- It will take years to clear up the rubble in the Middle East
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