Mounting economic turbulence is rocking Sudan's delicate political transition. Without urgent donor assistance to provide economic relief to a suffering population, public support for the cabinet's reform agenda could collapse. Any failure in the civilian-military government could have tragic consequences for Sudan and the region.
What's new? Sudan's hybrid civilian-military transitional government is being buffeted by economic headwinds that undermine public confidence in the civilian-led cabinet and risk provoking renewed popular anger. A donor conference scheduled for 25 June has raised hopes that Sudan's international friends will step up to help.
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