SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: BBC – Sudan crisis: Government propaganda trip exposes schisms

11/6/19: BBC – Sudan crisis: Government propaganda trip exposes schisms, by Fergal Keane

 The BBC's Africa editor, Fergal Keane, reports on a Sudanese government propaganda trip which went awry, exposing the country's political schisms.

 The BBC were taken to a ransacked laboratory, which health ministry spokesman said was the work of the protesters. However, witnesses disputed this account and blamed it on the Sudanese security forces.

 The BBC were then taken to a medical warehouse, where rows of medicines were stacked, many marked with the word "Release,” to dispute opposition claims that the militia was preventing the distribution of medicine.

 In Omdorman Hospital, the BBC came across the grieving family of Ali Omar Hilal, who died waiting for treatment as hospitals around Khartoum were closed. The purpose of the visit was to show that hospitals were functioning normally after being closed for two days.

 The article concludes by questioning how long the current diplomatic and media focus on Sudan’s crisis will last.