SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Bloomberg - Coup Intrigue Is the Latest Threat to Sudan’s Democratic Dream
Simon Marks and Mohammed Alamin’s feature piece on the coup attempt quotes from Jonas Horner, senior Sudan analyst at the International Crisis Group.
With the Sudanese army required to surrender its chairmanship of the Sovereignty Council by mid-2022, Marks and Alamin state that this step “would theoretically curtail a monopoly the [army] has had on decision-making for at least a generation [which] could usher in transparency that is rare in the broader Middle East and Horn of Africa regions.”
Thus, Horner questions the army’s account of the coup attempt, saying: “the coup presented the military with an avenue to show national and international audiences that they remain integral to the security of Sudan’s transition…they’re saying ‘we’re the only ones that can keep this place together.’”