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Two years after mass protests, Sudan risks rupture
An economic crisis, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, is bringing yet more pain to the country of over 40 million.
Thursday 17/12/2020
Sudanese protesters demonstrate outside the army complex in Khartoum, April 2019. (AFP)
KHARTOUM – Sudan has experienced a whirlwind of change since its popular revolution kicked off two years ago, bringing an end to the three-decade reign of strongman Omar al-Bashir.
But experts warn the country is now at a critical juncture as tensions have flared between the military and civilian leaders who share power in a fragile transitional government.
“A rupture between civilians and the military is a constant risk,” said Rebecca Hamilton, associate professor at American University’s Washington College of Law, urging a “surge” of international support for the civilian side.
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