In Sudan, deep uncertainty and turmoil swirl amid jubilation from protesters
By Max Bearak Max Bearak Africa bureau chief based in Nairobi Email Bio Follow April 13 at 5:35 PM NAIROBI — Four months of street protests in Sudan gave way to a burst of political upheavals this week that — on the surface at least — appears to have upended the status quo after 30 years of strongman rule by Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
“This isn’t an unfamiliar situation when a strongman falls,” said Zach Vertin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama’s special envoy to Sudan. “The linchpin is removed and you get the remnants of the regime jockeying for survival.” People rally in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 13, 2019. Burhan struck a conciliatory tone and paid his respects to what he called “the revolution.” He also promised to prosecute security forces that had killed protesters, and fired all state governors appointed by Bashir with immediate effect.Many protesters remain jubilant. Most Sudanese people have only known Bashir’s autocratic rule, and the rapid changes are thrilling, if confusing.
“We assert that our revolution is continuing and will not retreat or deviate from its path until we achieve . . . our people’s legitimate demands of handing over power to a civilian government,” the Sudanese Professionals Association, which has been leading the protests, said in a statement. No evidence has been made public to prove that Bashir was in custody — or even still in Sudan for that matter. Also unclear is what role, if any, was played by regional power-brokers — such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — that vied for influence in Sudan.The United States, which repeatedly punished Bashir’s regime for alleged human rights violations, has been largely silent.
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