After another attempted coup, what’s next for Sudan?
The announcement Thursday by Sudan’s transitional military government that it had foiled an attempted coup was the latest setback to a power-sharing deal meant to structure a three-year transition set to culminate in democratic elections.
The agreement came after months of sustained protest that forced Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the country’s long-ruling president, to step down in April. After Bashir’s departure, the protest movement struggled to negotiate with a transitional military government led by top lieutenants of the former regime. The negotiations ended abruptly June 3, when troops attacked pro-democracy demonstrators in Khartoum, killing at least 100 people and injuring 300.
International pressure helped restart negotiations that surprised many observers by producing an agreement initially hailed by both sides.… Seguir leyendo »