Sudan has a civilian transitional government, but some elements of the military and old regime appear to be at odds with it
Sudan’s technocrat Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived an assassination attempt on Monday as his cavalcade was heading towards his office.
A year ago, Sudan’s autocratic leader Omar al Bashir was ousted following months of popular protests against his rule, which was replaced by a transitional government led by Hamdok, a proven economist with an impressive resume. Bashir has been imprisoned since then. Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and German Chancellor Angela Merkel address the media at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 14, 2020. Nearly two months before the failed assassination, a bunch of rogue officers also led a coup attempt, shutting down the capital’s airport. The infighting left at least two people dead as the two sides clashed each other in the streets of the capital. In the end, the coup attempt failed.
“This attack is an extension of the attempts by the forces of regression to pounce on the Sudanese revolution and sabotage,” said the Sudanese Professionals’ Association, which is the core of the Freedom and Change Forces, in a statement. Despite Hamdok’s civilian cabinet backed by the Freedom and Change Forces, Dagola and other generals are the real rulers of Sudan, who might send a message to the prime minister that he is not safe at all.
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