Sudan's military coup can be summed up in a cartoon
The cartoon shows Sudan's Defense Minister sitting in the chair from which he addressed the nation on state TV to explain the military's takeover of the country.
But this time Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf is flanked by intelligence chief Salah Abdallah Gosh and Mohammed Hamdan Dogolo, aka"Hemeti," the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, with Omar Bashir, the dictator ousted in Thursday's coup, peeking over the top of the chair.
— ود البيه April 11, 2019 This is a view shared by many in the Sudanese diaspora who are afraid of the consequences for constitutional civil rights and freedoms after a military council dissolved the government, suspended the country's constitution and declared a three-month state of emergency.The military said it would remain in control for at least two years to oversee a"transition of power.
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