SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: al-Yom al-Tali – Coup or disguise?

22/9/2021: al-Yom al-Tali – Coup or disguise?, by Shamael al-Nour

Columnist Shamael al-Nour argues “something is being covered up” by the coup attempt, as it is not far away from the date by which the presidency of the Sovereign Council will be transferred from the military to civilians.

Al-Nour argues that the latest events are “the shadow of the transitional crisis,” with civil and military components apprehensive about each other. She adds that “some civilian circles are not fully prepared for the transfer of the presidency, and “they do not have a clear vision for this process”.

Explaining public skepticism towards the authenticity of the coup attempt, al-Nour questions whether it was just “restlessness in the army employed to serve a party”, citing “the lack of signs indicating that the country is experience a military coup” and that commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Abdulfattah al-Burhan, “spoke with friendliness during his visit to the Armored Corps that attempted the coup”.