SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: AFP - Sudan's Burhan, from relative unknown to regional power

3/6/19: AFP – Sudan’s Burhan, from relative unknown to regional player

 AFP’s feature piece charts Abdelfattah Al Burhan’s emergence as a regional player, having “never been in the limelight” in comparison to his fellow high-ranking military colleagues.

 Sudan expert Willow Berridge attributes Al Burhan’s rise to power to his coordination in sending Sudanese troops to Yemen as part of a Saudi-led coalition. This made him work closely with the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group – whose role in Monday’s deadly operation is “likely to make many cautious.”