Unexpected turn in Sudan: About a month after the military coup in Khartoum, Transitional Council President Abdul Fatah al-Burhan has reached an agreement with ousted Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk that he is sitting in office.
This was reported today (Sunday) by the AFP agency from brokers who were involved in dealing with the issue.
The reason for this, apparently, is the failure of the Sudanese army to impose its authority over the entire vast country where the demonstrations against the military coup have multiplied.
Citizens were very apprehensive about the restoration of a regime similar to that of Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted on April 11, 2019 after 30 years of criminal dictatorship.
Beyond that, in the international arena, Khartoum, which is already in a terrible economic situation, has had hundreds of millions of dollars in international support cut off in protest of the military coup.
"A political agreement has been signed between General Burhan, Abdullah Hamdukh, as well as other political and social leaders for the return of Hamdukh to office," said senior Sudanese mediator Fadlallah Burma, who also serves as head of the Nation Party.
"The release of the political detainees was also agreed upon," he said.
Burma is just one of many senior Sudanese mediators - including academics, journalists and politicians - who have been trying to find a solution since the crisis began - and have apparently succeeded.
However, although the transition of the Transitional Council format intended to lead the country to democratic elections has also been agreed upon, it is not yet clear whether this will include the transition of the Transitional Council with the exact same ministers who were before the military coup.
