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Creditors use debt and aid as weapons to ply pressure on Burhan

General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan in 2019.
General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan in 2019. © Stringer/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
In the wake of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's military coup on the 25 october, the US and World Bank have cut off their aid to Khartoum, while EU countries are biding their time. Sudan's creditors, who have so far held back from providing any debt relief, are lying in wait. [...]
Published on 02.11.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes
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Erdogan waits in wings following Burhan's coup

Turkey, the main partner of Omar al-Bashir's regime, lost its influence in Sudan when power fell into the hands of civilians in 2019. Despite Ankara not being as well connected to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who took power on 25 October, as Egypt and the Emirates, Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime nevertheless hopes that the breakdown of relations with Europe and the US will lead to a restoration of close ties with Khartoum.

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