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President Omar Hassan el-Bashir speaks as Sudanese warriors participate in a rally for him February 28, 1992 in Ed Daein, Sudan. (Getty)

Bashir’s Coup 30 Years On

On June 30, 1989, a military junta led by Colonel Omar Al-Bashir removed the democratically elected Sudanese government headed by Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani. The…

Ali El Shamy 05 July 2019

After Bashir

Since the movement that has come to be known as the “Sudan Uprising” ignited inDecember 2018, little has been heard or seen ofOmar al-Bashir, the man who ruled the country with an iron fist for…

Zachariah Mampilly 10 May 2019

People Power Is Rising in Africa

A new tide of people power is rising inAfrica. OnApril 2, a nonviolent resistance movement inAlgeriasucceeded in pressuringAbdelaziz Bouteflikato resign after 20 years as president. Nine days…

Zoe Marks Erica Chenoweth and Jide Okeke 03 May 2019

Sudanese General Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf

Illustration by Ali Mandalowi 1 - Born in 1957, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf is a career military man who took over the country for just 24 hours on 11…

Al Majalla - London 26 April 2019

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