SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Bloomberg - Sudan Is Warned Proposed Post-Coup Deal Rules Out Return of Aid

7/4/2022: Bloomberg - Sudan Is Warned Proposed Post-Coup Deal Rules Out Return of Aid, by Simon Marks

 

Bloomberg report that Sudan’s coup leaders Sudan’s coup leaders were warned against pushing through a deal for a new transitional government that formalises the army’s grip on power, with people familiar with the proposal saying it would not lead to the resumption of crucial Western aid.

 

Two anonymous diplomats and a UN official told Bloomberg that billions of dollars in foreign financial assistance frozen in October would not be restored as the pact did not return Sudan to civilian-led government, and the local UN mission that is supposed to support a democratic transition is not involved in the proposal.