SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: BBC - Sudan crisis: What you need to know

4/6/19: BBC – Sudan crisis: What you need to know

 The BBC explain Sudan’s political crisis after security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in Khartoum.

 The unrest in Sudan began in December, when the Sudanese Professionals Association organized protests inspired by economic grievances.

A transitional military council took power on April 11 after the military followed demands to overthrow Omar Al Bashir. However, “the army is not a unified force,” with “other paramilitary organisations and various Islamist militias [holding] some sway.”

 The military and protest organisers - who have come together under the umbrella group Declaration of Freedom and Change – agreed on a three-year transition to civilian rule, and the structure of a new government.

 However, the military scrapped these agreements on 3 June and said elections would be held within nine months, which “angered” the protest movement, who insisted on a three-year transitional period to dismantle Al Bashir’s political network and allow free and fair elections.