TRANSLATED SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Asharq Alawsat - Has Al Bashir really gone?

14/4/19: Asharq Alawsat – Has Al Bashir really gone?, by Abdulrahman Al Rashed

Abdulrahman Al Rashed, a Saudi journalist who is said to be close to the Saudi royal court, calls on Sudan’s transitional military council to deliver on their promises of handing over authority to civilians. 

Al Rashed argues that the Sudanese have the right to be skeptical of the future, and wary of a repeat of Omar Al Bashir’s “inhumane” leadership.

Nonetheless, he identifies “positive” steps taken by the transitional military council, including the abolition of party platforms in government, where Islamists remain part of Sudan’s “deep state.”

This article was published in Asharq Alawsat and Al Arabiya, two pan-Arab media outlets which are said to be linked to the Saudi government.