6/12/2022: Voice of America - Sudan Agreement Keeps Relationship Unchanged - Analyst, by Nabeel Biajo

Voice of America report that the framework agreement does not alter civilian-military relations in Sudan and the military likely will continue to have the upper hand, according to Center for Strategic and International Studies analyst Cameron Hudson.

“It is a massive embarrassment for the international community… which celebrated Sudan’s civilian transition three years ago…that they have not been able to dislodge the military from its hold on power…they believe that any deficiencies in this agreement can be made up for in subsequent rounds of negotiations,” Hudson said.

Hudson added that the deal was written and signed by spoilers “and for us to be thinking now about how to prevent this agreement from being spoiled, well, we have missed the whole point of this.”

To make this agreement credible, Hudson said the international community should have put significant pressure on the military to honour it by pledging serious consequences for spoilers.