SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Reuters - Unfinished business in the birthplace of Sudan's revolution

21/11/19: Reuters - Unfinished business in the birthplace of Sudan's revolution, by Ulf Laessing

 Reuters feature piece explores sentiments in Atabara, a “hotbed of unrest” since Sudan’s independence.

 The grievances that drove their uprising – poor salaries and unemployment – remain. Locals are also angry that the city is run by a military governor, and that Omar al-Bashir’s security network remains in Atbara.

 “Nothing has changed for citizens and the youth. The civil service is still made up of the former regime,” said Adel Sheikh, a senior member of Atbara’s Forces for Freedom and Change coalition.

 Amid Sudan’s economic crisis, there are also fears that the Islamists may regain power.