SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Guardian - Sudan, Algeria, Libya: new Arab spring stalls as Trump looks away

25/5/19: Guardian – Sudan, Algeria, Libya: new Arab spring stalls as Trump looks away, by Simon Tisdall

 Foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall argues that Sudanese hopes of “root-and-branch reform” following Omar Al Bashir’s ouster, are fading amid army machinations and American and European indifference.

 Tisdall highlights the US disengagement and strained relations with Sudanese democrats to argue that the US has handed over the initiative on Sudan’s future to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt.

TIsdall states that this “this ultra-conservative, nationalist Arab axis” is supportive of general Himedti, who “claims he is not seeking power but his ambition is obvious.”