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Four months after the anger provoked by the high prices of bread and fuel generated numerous demonstrations in Sudan, the rallies turned into demands to end the 30-year reign of President Omar al-Bashir.
For the first time Saturday, protesters went to the army headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, complex that also houses the residence of al-Bashir.
Some soldiers intervened to protect protesters against tear gas from riot police and intelligence agents. However, army commanders have so far resisted calls to help dismiss al-Bashir.
What keeps the president in power?
Presenter: Martine Dennis
Guests:
Khalid Omer Yousif – Secretary General of the Sudanese Congress Party (opposition)
Jean-Baptiste Gallopin – Sudanese researcher and PhD student at Yale University
David Shinn – Former Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embbady of the United States in Sudan
Source: Al Jazeera News
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