SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: African Arguments – ”This Is Not a Coup”: Three Takeaways from Sudan’s Historic Protests
An anonymous author identifies three takeaways from the 30 October Marches of the Millions against the military coup.
Firstly, that army chief Abdulfattah al-Burhan’s political proposal is not viable without repression, which is attributed of his lack of political constituency or ideology, and that civilians have not sided with the military, meaning that it will become clear to al-Burhan’s foreign partners that “another military leader is [preferable]”.
Secondly, the coup was not well-planned. The military did not announce specific deadlines or present a transitional leader, and “there is little evidence that al-Burhan is attempting to build a coalition to govern”. These miscalculations that suggest al-Burhan’s “days are numbered as a military leader”.
Finally, the coup reunited the civilian movement, with the author noting that, before the coup, deposed civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s popularity was “barren” among the Sudanese Professionals Association and Resistance Committees.