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Fall of Bashir risks leaving Sudan prey to rival regional powers
Source: The Observer
Fall of Bashir risks leaving Sudan prey to rival regional powers
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt compete with Iran, Turkey and Qatar to exploit political turmoil after deposal of president
Peter Beaumont and Zeinab Mohammed Salih
Sat 27 Apr 2019 18.15 BST
In Sudan’s fresh minted revolution it is not only the country’s old military guard, once associated with the deposed former president Omar al-Bashir, whom protesters view with deep suspicion.
Last week the Egyptian embassy in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, was also the scene of protests and chants aimed at President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “Tell Sisi,” the crowd shouted. “This is Sudan! [Egypt’s] borders stop at Aswan!”
The message of those gathered was reinforced by an equally blunt letter delivered to the embassy and aimed at other regional powers as well: keep out of Sudan’s affairs.
As talks continued yesterday between the protest movement and the Transitional Military Council over the shape of Sudan’s political future, the demonstration was stark evidence of mounting fears that Sudan’s extended political turmoil is vulnerable to being exploited by competing regional powers.
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Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt compete with Iran, Turkey and Qatar to exploit political turmoil after deposal of president
Peter Beaumont and Zeinab Mohammed Salih
Sat 27 Apr 2019 18.15 BST
In Sudan’s fresh minted revolution it is not only the country’s old military guard, once associated with the deposed former president Omar al-Bashir, whom protesters view with deep suspicion.
Last week the Egyptian embassy in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, was also the scene of protests and chants aimed at President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “Tell Sisi,” the crowd shouted. “This is Sudan! [Egypt’s] borders stop at Aswan!”
The message of those gathered was reinforced by an equally blunt letter delivered to the embassy and aimed at other regional powers as well: keep out of Sudan’s affairs.
As talks continued yesterday between the protest movement and the Transitional Military Council over the shape of Sudan’s political future, the demonstration was stark evidence of mounting fears that Sudan’s extended political turmoil is vulnerable to being exploited by competing regional powers.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/27/sudan-revolution-regional-powers-fight-control