Sudan needs a power-sharing agreement, led by civilians but with representatives of the armed forces. The alternative is disaster
). They shot and killed at least 100, probably far more. Some were thrown howling from bridges. Since then the, which grew out of the Janjaweed, a militia notorious for village-burning in Darfur, has terrorised the capital. Militiamen barge into shops and steal goods. Both men and women are raped. The clear aim is to intimidate civilians into giving up hope of a say in who rules them.The junta, however, is far from united.
Sudan is a mosaic of feuds. One ended when the mostly non-Muslim and black African south split from the Muslim and Arab-dominated north in 2011. But South Sudan took most of the oil, leaving less cash for Khartoum to buy off the many northern factions. Mr Bashir stayed on top for three decades by setting these factions against each other. Hoping to coup-proof his regime, he divided power between the army, theand the intelligence service. All now dislike and distrust one another.
Outsiders complicate the picture still further. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates support the junta and have promised it $3bn in cash. But within the junta they back different forces. Egypt supports the army, perhaps because Egypt’s president is also an army man. Egypt wants stability and hates the idea of a bloodthirsty militia with Islamist ties ruling its neighbour.
Pro-democracy demonstrations keep breaking out in Sudan, despite the regime’s repression. Discipline in the armed forces is said to be breaking down: soldiers are demanding weapons to protect Khartoum from theTo avert such a disaster, Sudan needs a power-sharing agreement, led by civilians but with representatives of the armed forces—an arrangement that worked reasonably well after a revolution in Burkina Faso in 2014. Outsiders should press for it.
Sudan is wobbling on a cliff-edge above an inferno. A concerted international effort might just pull it back from the brink. It would be unforgivable not to try."Stop the war before it starts"
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