Having those frameworks in mind will be useful as you read “ Sudan’s Unfinished Democracy: The Promise and Betrayal of a People’s Revolution,” by Willow Berridge, Justin Lynch, Raga Makawi, and Alex de Waal, which tells the story of the 2019 uprising that Sudan’s ousted longtime dictator, Omar al-Bashir. However, a State Department official said that it is currently not safe to begin an evacuation because of the severe fighting at the Khartoum airport.įor the news, obviously, you know where to go.īut for a deeper understanding of what’s going on, you could start with the two books about coups that I mentioned in Wednesday’s column: “ Seizing Power: the Strategic Logic of Military Coups,” by Naunihal Singh, and “ How to Prevent Coups D’État: Counterbalancing and Regime Survival,” by Erica De Bruin. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is moving troops into position in Djibouti so that they can help with a possible evacuation of the U.S. But repeated attempts at cease-fires have broken down, and there is no sign that his faction would commit to talks with its rivals, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who was Sudan’s de facto leader and one of the two rival generals whose factions have been fighting since last weekend, said that he is committed to a peaceful transition to civilian rule. It remains unclear who, if anyone, is in control of Africa’s third-largest country.
Fighting intensified yesterday as warplanes bombarded the center of the capital, Khartoum. The situation in Sudan remains violent and unpredictable.
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