Analysis-Sudan transition needs reset after civilian leader's exit puts military back in driving seat


  • World
  • Thursday, 06 Jan 2022

Protesters march during a rally against military rule following last months coup in Khartoum Sudan December 30 2021. REUTERSMohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Protesters march during a rally against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan December 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The resignation of Sudan's prime minister puts the military firmly back in control of the country but facing a population angry that its hopes for democratic rule have been set back yet again.

Unless a new course towards a transition and credible elections can be charted, more instability within and beyond Sudanese borders is likely, analysts and diplomats say.

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