Sudan on the Brink of Civil War

... a civilian government and initiate a new transitional phase towards elections. The process of transition to civilian structures kicked off after former President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was ousted in April 2019. Under the August 2019 agreement , the Sudanese army agreed to share power with officials appointed by civilian political groups in the run-up to the elections. But this agreement was abruptly broken as a result of the October 2021 military coup , sparking a series of mass civilian protests across ...