An embattled president woos generals at the expense of Islamists
ON FEBRUARY 22ND, more than two months since the start of the current uprising against President Omar al-Bashir and his regime, millions of his Sudanese compatriots gathered with bated breath in front of their television screens. Earlier in the day Sudan’s security chief had briefed journalists that Mr Bashir would step down as head of the ruling party he has led for almost three decades.
Mr Bashir is still far from secure. Diplomats and politicians in Khartoum, the capital, think he may yet be ousted. His latest move may have been prompted more by discord in ruling circles than by protests on the streets.
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