SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Wall Street Journal – Signing of Power-Sharing Deal in Sudan Begins Anxious Wait For Democracy
The Wall Street Journal’s feature piece examines splits that have emerged between the many entities who have supported Omar Al Bashir’s ousting, noting fears that major and established groups that feel alienated by a new government may throw Sudan into chaos.
Altayeb Mustafa, a head of a coalition of Islamist parties said that some of his groups have affiliated militias and that any deal excluding them could lead to violence, although he says he will do his best to prevent such an outcome.
Meanwhile, Sarah Nugdallah of the Umma Party says that Sudan needs to free itself from financial reliance on Saudi Arabia and the UAE, arguing that the Gulf nations are not interested in Sudanese democracy, but in getting natural resources and young soldiers to fight in Yemen.