SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Financial Times - US backs Sudan transition deal for fear of state collapse
The Financial Times reports that Tibor Nagy, US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said in London, said that the Sudanese power-sharing deal is the best alternative to a “Somalia [or] Libya model” of state failure, labelling it “a step forward.”
Nagy said the US would not become involved in the details of any agreement between the ruling transitional military council and civilian groups, with the US’ goal being “to achieve this transition that is acceptable to the Sudanese people.”
On controversy surrounding Himedti’s continued power despite the deal promising accountability for the June 3 massacre, Nagy said the crackdown was “a separate issue…it’s very important for us not to get into [accusing] this person, that person.”
Nagy admitted the deal could still fall apart, citing fears of Omar Al Bashir’s Islamist allies restoring the old regime or that an unstable Sudan could allow radical groups to flourish.