SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: African Arguments – “This Is Not a Coup”: Inside Sudan’s Mediation

1/11/2021: African Arguments – “This Is Not a Coup”: Inside Sudan’s Mediation, by an anonymous author

 

African Arguments’ anonymous author highlights the mediation points to solve Sudan’s political crisis and their challenges.

Key mediation points:

  1. Release of political detainees.

  2. Military junta fears implication for crimes in Darfur through prosecution by the International Criminal Court.

  3. Review of Tamkeen Committee that “strikes at the core of the military’s patronage network”.

  4. Transfer of power to civilians as stipulated in the Constitution.

Challenges include:

  1. Protesters and most civilian parties are less likely to accept a military led-government.

  2. Tensions between senior army commanders and Rapid Support Forces commander Himedti, after his force has grown and he has brought politicians from the peripheries into power, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE sceptical of his leadership given the 3 June massacre investigation.

  3. Trust in FFC parties is low, making Hamdok a leading negotiator, even though he “governs by compromise, which may disappoint protestors.”