 Massive areas of arable, idle land are facing desertification as their poor inhabitants—lacking the resources to unlock the land’s potential—struggle to feed themselves with overpriced goods.The inequality and injustice are unmistakable, and yet they persist quietly, unabated, almost hoping the poor forget their misery.The rich of Khartoum nervously feign obliviousness to this reality while continuing to accrue money and capital, tightening the walls that separate them from “the wretched of the city” and further ensconcing themselves in their social bubbles.