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East Africa: Attempted Coup Mirrors Building Tension, Unsolved Horn of Africa's Conflicts
East African, 25 September 2021
The recent attempted coup in Sudan has exposed the delicate political ground not just in Khartoum but also the Horn of Africa. The neighbourhood is already struggling with a now… Read more »
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Sudan: Coup Attempt - Mistrust Runs Through Military, Civilian Factions
Nation, 28 September 2021
Sudan's transitional government is facing the risk of further discord between civilian and military factions, threatening the country's path to greater democracy. Read more »
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Sudan: Thwarted Coup Signals Dangerous Times for Sudan's Transition
CFR, 27 September 2021
Reports of a failed coup attempt in Sudan make clear the fragility of the transitional government, which is riven by civil-military tensions. Read more »
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Sudan: Sudan's Rights-Abiding Transition Is Under Threat
HRW, 28 September 2021
Sudan and the UN Human Rights Council Should Work Together to Deliver Reforms Read more »
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Sudan: Nation Faces Coup Attempts and Economic Blockades
Ayin English, 26 September 2021
Tensions in the capital and eastern Sudan have pitted the country's civilian politicians and military to near breaking point this past week as accusations and counteraccusations… Read more »
Sudan Thwarts Coup Attempt, But Is Horn of Africa Under Control?
The recent attempted coup in Sudan has exposed the delicate political ground not just in Khartoum but also the Horn of Africa. The region is already struggling with what is now a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region that threatens to suck in all countries in the region, one way or the other, write Aggrey Mutambo, Mawahib Abdallatif and Garang Malak for the East African.
Inside Khartoum, the failed coup exposed the widening gulf between the military and civilian components of the transitional government. Sudan is being ruled under a fragile power-sharing deal between the military and civilians following the ouster of former president Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. Transitional authorities have said they foiled previous coup attempts linked to factions loyal to Al-Bashir.
"A democratic and stable Sudan could play an important bridging role between Africa and the Middle East and be a partner in strengthening rules-based governing norms in the region," writes Michelle Gavin, a former White House official and U.S. Ambassador who now serves as Africa Policy fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
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Sudanese authorities have reportedly contained a coup attempt and the situation has been brought under control, a member of the country's ruling council has said. A ... Read more »
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Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to open their borders after 11 years, writes Garang A. Malak for The Nation. This was announced after a meeting between South Sudan President ... Read more »
A map showing the location of Sudan in East Africa (undisputed borders, in 2011).
