Having shielded former president Omar al-Bashir from an international warrant of arrest Pretoria cannot be counted on to help usher in democratic change in Sudan
Sudan's Omar Al-Bashir and President Jacob Zuma share one of many happy moments. Picture: GCIS
That would be the decision in 2015 to shield Sudan’s former president Omar al-Bashir from an international warrant of arrest for crimes against humanity, allegedly committed in the western region of Darfur. The New York Times reported in 2017 that the UN estimated that the violence killed about 300,000 people and drove more than 2-million from their homes.
In what may be another significant step for democracy on the continent, Bashir is no longer in charge of Sudan, and it will not be thanks to SA. So much for our leadership role in Africa. That partly explains why the removal of Bashir did not mean the end of protests, forcing the resignation of interim leader and defence minister Awad Ibn Auf, who was head of military intelligence when atrocities were committed in Darfur. The head of national intelligence also quit and the army made more concessions, including the release of political detainees.
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