Tag: السودان

Can political Islam make it in post-revolution Sudan?

The 30-year authoritarian rule by the Islamist National Congress Party (NCP) came to an end in April 2019. While Islamists are still active in the military, the security and the civil service, their political future and chances to ascend to power again are uncertain.

Bracing for the future

Amidst a fragile balance of power and an economy in deep distress, Sudan’s transitional government is under pressure to deliver against high popular expectations. Equipped with hope, people brace for the future.

Sudan’s ‘Great December’

December 2018, marks the beginning of a national uprising in Sudan that led to the fall of the National Congress Party’s (NCP) regime and its long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir. Therefore, the Sudanese should remember the month as the ‘Great December’, comments Hassan Faroug.

Sudan’s deep state: reality or pretence?

In April 2018, the Sudanese people ousted their long-ruling, ageing autocrat Omar al-Bashir – a victory of people from all walks of life. However, Sudan’s post-Bashir transformation seems stifled by, as some argue, enduring networks of power and counter-revolutionary forces.

The cradle of Sudan’s revolution

In December 2018, residents of Atbara sparked a national uprising that toppled long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir almost four months later. On the first anniversary of the Sudanese revolution, AlAdwaa.Online visited the city to speak with three people about the early days of protests in Atbara.

The search to find missing loved ones

More than 100 people were killed within hours, and dozens disappeared when paramilitaries moved in to disperse a protest camp in front of the Army General Command in the centre of Khartoum on June 3, 2019. To this day, families search for their loved ones, months after their disappearance.

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