Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Tim Niblock

Tim Niblock is the director of the MA program in Middle East Politics at the University of Exeter. He taught at the University of Khartoum for eight years.

Sudan's Economic Nightmare

Ten years ago, Sudan was described in a Food and Agriculture Organization report as a potential “breadbasket of the world.” Hopes for the development of Sudan’s economy were running high at the time: the investment of Arab oil-generated revenues in Sudan's agricultural sector seemed to hold immense

Tim Niblock • 12 min read