Almost a month after a military coup, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok was released. He returned to his post after signing an agreement with General Al-Burhane.
In Sudan, was the battle by demonstrations between the people and the military won by the civilians? Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, who was dismissed after a new military coup in Sudan, is back at his post. The head of government was arrested and placed under house arrest, and Sudan became a playground for foreign powers. The general Abdel Fattah Al-Burhane, strongman of the country, refused to bend and release the Prime Minister, whether in the face of international pressure or that of the demonstrating populations. Sunday, a teenager was killed by the police.
An agreement between the general and the former prime minister has finally been found. Abdallah Hamdok regained the prime ministerial office and even gave a brief speech with Al-Burhane. The army also said it had agreed to release the detainees arrested during the putsch, while leading a transition that came to a halt when the military resumed power on October 25.
The soldiers under pressure from the streets
What happened to make Al-Burhane back down? By taking the reins of the Sovereignty Council, he had carried out a major cleansing, especially concerning civilians, and promised the appointment of a new government. But for several days, popular pressure has intensified. After cutting the internet connection, the general finally reconnected the country last Thursday.
It was finally this weekend that it all happened. On Saturday in Khartoum, many demonstrators demanded that civilians be reintegrated into the transition process. Demonstrations that also took place in the east and the north. All have demanded the departure of Al-Burhane. And after much violence perpetrated by the army, the general folded, to bring back the Prime Minister.
But this does not mean that the agreement signed between the general and his Prime Minister is unanimous. The Forces for Freedom and Change (FLC) rejected the document, believing that civilians are the only solution to lead the transition. The coup, according to the FLC, has left its mark and the military must now step aside from power. Other protests could take place in the coming days. And despite the return of Abdallah Hamdok, the military is now in the eye of the storm.