Sudan security forces kill two protesters in Khartoum: Medics
Al JazeeraNov 25, 2021
The Facts
On Wednesday, a pro-democracy bloc announced that the signing of an agreement to restore Sudan's transition to civilian rule — which was disrupted by a 2021 coup — was delayed for a second time in just a week over stalled negotiations between the army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on military restructuring.
This came as pro-democracy activists marked the anniversary of the ouster of two different leaders — one in 1985 and the other in 2019, both of whom originally seized power by way of a coup — on Thursday as tensions with the state’s military government show no sign of abating.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Sudan's power-hungry military already dashed aspirations for democratic government in 2021, and is now continuing this by failing to reach a deal with the civilian coalition, which is the best basis to form a civilian-led transitional government and restore normalcy in Sudan. With the nation chaos-stricken for two years, its future continues to be uncertain.
Establishment-critical narrative
The agreement is a gilded repackaging of the status quo, which is why anti-military factions are still protesting in the streets. No government can function properly without control of the monopoly on violence, meaning the military will eventually take back control of everything once it's at odds with what the new "legitimate" political regime wants.
