SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Foreign Policy - A People Power Bid to Defy History In Sudan

2/5/19: Foreign Policy – A People Power Bid to Defy History In Sudan, by Justin Lynch

 Justin Lynch’s examines the possibility of Sudan having “just another Arab Spring outcome.”

 Siddig Yousif, one of six civilians negotiating with the military council led by Himedti, said that the military has turned increasingly aggressive in negotiations.

 Jerome Tubiana, a Sudan-specialist researcher, said that while Sudan’s army is unwilling to fire on protesters from their same ethnic background, Himedti’s Rapid Support Forces, mostly from Darfur, have no reason to stop them firing on anyone except their own limited Arab tribes.  

 The article also addresses the long-term possibility of a civil war if the security services turn on each other, negotiations break down and protests get broken up forcibly.

 An anonymous Sudanese diplomat called for US diplomats to speak directly with Sudanese rather than through a third-party (Gulf officials). Former NISS chief Salah Gosh directly denied rumours of his arrest to Foreign Policy.