Why the Burhan-Hamdok deal will not stabilise Sudan
It is time the international community heeds the calls of the Sudanese people to reject this deeply flawed deal.
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It is time the international community heeds the calls of the Sudanese people to reject this deeply flawed deal.
The spearhead of the Sudanese revolution, SPA, rejected calls by the UN Secretary-General to support a deal struck by Prime Minister Hamdok and the coup leaders in Sudan.
Before gaining international acceptance, the Sudanese rulers have to restore the constitutional order and democracy, said UN Secretary-General Spokesman.
Former senior US diplomat Susan D. Page, the former State Department Senior Advisor on Sudan, Prof Charlie Snyder, the former USAID Senior Policy Advisor on Sudan and South Sudan, Dr Brian D’Silva, and Amir Idris, professor of African history and politics at Fordham University in the USA, have published “An Appeal on Sudan to Senior United States Government Officials”, expressing “serious alarm about the ongoing political crisis in Sudan”. The appeal recommends that the US government resumes full operations at the US Embassy in Khartoum, and bring political pressure to bear, includin...
Divergences are growing between the demands of Sudan’s powerful protest movement and the approach taken by the international community. Both can offer solutions, but they need to move quickly.