On October 25, the army commander, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, issued decisions that he said were to correct the “trajectory of the revolution,” most notably the dissolution of the Sovereignty Council and the Council of Ministers, the imposition of a state of emergency, and the later formation of a Sovereignty Council of civilians and military personnel.
With the rejection of the political and popular forces in the country through weekly demonstrations, Al-Burhan and Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok signed a political agreement on November 21, according to which the latter returned to his position as prime minister.
Despite Hamdok’s return to his position, there are civil and political forces that reject the agreement, and demand the transfer of power completely to civilians.
A large crowd for a million
Last Saturday, the Sudanese Professionals Association called for new protests Thursday, saying: “We call for continuing to organize revolutionary and propaganda activities for the December 30 million in all cities, villages and valleys of Sudan, according to the directives of the field and media committees for each region.”
The gathering of professionals set the presidential palace in Khartoum as a destination for the December 30 demonstrations, as they had previously reached it twice in previous protests that witnessed hit and run with the security forces, and led to the injury of dozens on both sides.
The government is intensifying its efforts to close all roads and bridges between the three capital cities of Omdurman, Bahri, and Khartoum, to prevent protesters from reaching the sovereign institutions, and may resort to cutting off communications and the Internet.
American warnings
On Wednesday, the United States advised its citizens to avoid places of demonstrations expected to take place in Sudan on Thursday to demand civilian rule.
The US embassy in Khartoum said: “Demonstrations are expected to be held on December 30 in Khartoum and possibly in other states, and embassy employees have been instructed to work from home wherever possible,” calling on its citizens to “avoid non-essential travel, avoid crowds and demonstrations, and exercise caution.”
The United States also called for “extreme caution” against the use of force during Thursday’s demonstrations, and urged the authorities to “refrain from the use of arbitrary detention,” stressing its support for “the peaceful expression of democratic aspirations, and the need to respect and protect individuals who exercise their right to freedom of expression.”
full civil authority
Regarding the demands of the demonstrators, Sudanese writer and political analyst, Mohamed Fazari, told Sky News Arabia that the protests “call for full civilian authority, and reject all decisions taken by the army chief since October 25 through the three no’s (no to partnership, no to negotiation, no to bargaining).”
Fazari added: “In parallel with the demonstrations, there are shuttle movements from the political parties between the office of the President of the Sovereignty Council and the home of the Prime Minister to bring views closer and reach an agreement that ends the political blockage and the current crisis.”
He continued, “I do not expect the current crisis to continue for a long time, because the task of politicians and organizations is to search for solutions, so that the slogan (no negotiation) aims to raise the ceiling of negotiation and does not mean that there is a revolution that will continue forever or that demonstrations will continue forever, in the end it is necessary to The existence of a consensual solution that satisfies the parties and ends the crisis.”
On the internal situation in the country, Fazari said that the Sudanese citizen “has been suffering from a state of great frustration since the beginning of the movement in December 2018 until now. Confidence in politicians, so he does not care much and is interested in providing his basic services that were neglected during the transitional period and before, as the reasons for the 2018 movement multiplied.
Fazari concluded an interview with “Sky News Arabia” by saying that any external initiative will not succeed, adding: “The crisis is Sudanese and the solution must be in Sudanese hands. Internal solutions are more effective to resolve differences.”
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