Khartoum’s new government has been trying to put an end to its
international isolation. But the struggle to deliver on democracy has been
hampered by the legacy of Omar al-Bashir’s decades long dictatorship.
international isolation. But the struggle to deliver on democracy has been
hampered by the legacy of Omar al-Bashir’s decades long dictatorship.
In a series of policy reversals, Sudan’s transitional
government recently agreed to submit ousted dictator Omar al-Bashir and three
of his aides to the International Criminal Court (ICC), pay compensation to the
families of victims of attacks on US interests and began to normalize ties with
Israel.
government recently agreed to submit ousted dictator Omar al-Bashir and three
of his aides to the International Criminal Court (ICC), pay compensation to the
families of victims of attacks on US interests and began to normalize ties with
Israel.
Sudan was prompted, at least in part, by the fact that it
continues to be listed by the US as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” a
designation it gained under the former Islamist regime for its links with
militants, including al-Qaeda, and one it hopes Washington will revoke.
continues to be listed by the US as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” a
designation it gained under the former Islamist regime for its links with
militants, including al-Qaeda, and one it hopes Washington will revoke.
But some sections of Sudanese society have pushed back against
Khartoum’s actions. Meanwhile, the ambiguity and slow pace of change, both
inside the country and in how it is treated
internationally, threaten to undermine the country’s transition to
democracy.
Khartoum’s actions. Meanwhile, the ambiguity and slow pace of change, both
inside the country and in how it is treated
internationally, threaten to undermine the country’s transition to
democracy.
