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SUDAN

Hamdok's hesitations prove to be his undoing

After a little over two years in power, Sudan's prime minister was removed after a military coup. He was known for taking the need for consensus to the extreme. [...] (860 words)

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SUDAN
Abdalla Hamdok
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Baas
Forces of Freedom and Change
Gibril Ibrahim
Hemeti
Ibrahim Elbadawi
International Monetary Fund
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Muhammad Mukhtar al-Khatib
National Congress Party
National Umma Party
Omar al-Bashir
Rapid Support Forces
Sudanese Congress Party
Unionist Alliance
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
World Bank

Political opposition tears itself apart over Volker Perthes' proposal

Sudan's opposition coalition Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) has opted for a radical solution: to silence the dissenting voices. [...]

Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. © EPA-EFE/Republican Media Palace/Handout/MaxPPP

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SUDAN 13/01/2022

Burhan faced with headache of replacing Hamdok

In the hope of not totally alienating itself from the United States and the European Union, the regime of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is striving to find an acceptable replacement for its civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok, who quit the administration on 2 January. [...]

SUDAN 10/01/2022

Egos and interference cut short US special envoy Jeffrey Feltman's term

Struggling to make his mark in Sudan and in Ethiopia, diplomat Jeffrey Feltman remained in office for less than a year, during which his term was undermined by disagreements and differences of approach within the US State Department. [...]

US special envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman. © Li Muzi/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

SUDAN EGYPT 23/11/2021

Sissi sets up a diplomatic front to defend Burhan

After having actively backed General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's coup on 25 October, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are working to have it accepted by the international community. In Sudan itself, they put pressure on former prime minister Abdallah Hamdok to return to his post. [...]

Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sissi. © Julien de Rosa/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

SUDAN 17/11/2021

Banks follow states and financial institutions and ditch Burhan

Several European banks have suspended their transactions with Sudan after General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's coup d'état. [...]

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. © Stringer/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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SUDAN 03/11/2021

Burhan flirts with the Islamists and former Bashir supporters

Following the coup led by General Abdel Fattah al Burhan on 25 October, several political leaders and senior military officers close to Omar al Bashir and his Islamist NCP party were released from prison, although some of them were subsequently locked up again. [...]

General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan in 2019. © Stringer/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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SUDAN 02/11/2021

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

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. [...]

SUDAN 27/10/2021

Al-Burhan's coup d'état comes at the worst time for Paris

The 25 October coup by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan occurred just as France had been planning key meetings with Khartoum throughout November. For Paris, like London and Washington, has been trying to get a foothold in Sudan. [...]

From left to right: General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, French President Emmanuel Macron and Sudanese PM Abdalla Hamdok at the International Conference for Sudan, May 2021. © Jacques Witt/Pool/Abaca/Reuters

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (right) with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (left). © Egyptian Presidency/Handout/EPA/MaxPPP

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SUDAN 26/10/2021

The shadow of Sisi lurks over Khartoum

The close ties between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who dissolved the civilian government in Khartoum Monday, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may have consequences that reach far beyond Sudan. [...]

SUDAN 22/10/2021

Israel remains bone of contention between civilian and military leaders Free

Already at daggers drawn over the pace of the transition and the dismantling of the parties and institutions of the Bashir era, the civilians and military officers on the transitional council are also at odds over the signing of a permanent accord with Israel. [...]

Focus

SUDAN 21/06/2021

Sudan leaders move transition goalposts to cling to power

After president Omar al-Bashir was deposed in 2019, a deal was struck to share power between military and civilian leaders for a transitional period leading to elections in December next year. But the ruling Sovereignty Council set up by that deal is stealthily finding ways to postpone the polls, which now will not happen before 2024. [...]

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SUDAN
Abdalla Hamdok
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Baas
Forces of Freedom and Change
Gibril Ibrahim
Hemeti
Ibrahim Elbadawi
International Monetary Fund
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Muhammad Mukhtar al-Khatib
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National Umma Party
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