SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: New York Times – Ousted in Coup, Sudan’s Prime Minister Returns via Military Deal
Declan Walsh provides analyst reactions to Abdallah Hamdok’s deal with the military to return as Prime Minister.
Magdi el-Gizouli of the Rift Valley Institute said: “Hamdok preferred to become the secretary of a dictator over a symbol of an emancipatory movement. Whoever marketed this as realpolitik underestimated the depth of the desire for change among the new generation in Sudan. It was devastating to watch young Sudanese being shot to death by the security forces in recent weeks, and to compare that with the bankruptcy of the geriatric political class.”
Jonas Horner of the International Crisis Group said: “[Hamdok’s cabinet will be] entirely stocked with people who are not to be trusted”. Horner added that the felt threatened by civilians delivering tentative signs of economic recovery. He called for the US and its allies to keep the democratic transition on track but not reward a “thinly veiled military government.