Did foreign interventions trigger the crisis in Sudan?

Since the beginning of the protests in Sudan in late December 2018, the government speaks of interventions and external programs that fuel the protests, while the other speaks of regional and international support to Bashir.

Perhaps the scenario of clear foreign intervention is of great interest, a thorough examination "according to the experts" because of their thorough knowledge of the political history of the Sudanese people, which accepts no interference or dictation from anyone.

Supporters of the government believe that there are interventions, albeit non-concrete, and provide logistical support to protesters, while protesters find that there are regional forces that clearly support the government and do not wish to fall for fear of contagion or chaos that could affect their interests in the region. .

Do not exclude external interventions

"I do not exclude external interference and this has many aspects, the most dangerous of which is the negative media coverage against Sudan," Sudan's Minister of Information Hassan Ismail told Spotnik here Tuesday.

"Sudan is not far from outside influences, regional or international, from many countries, but these interventions have not succeeded in the history of Sudan to change the course of the country, "he said.

Objective reasons

For his part, Bashir Bashir Adam Rahma, Deputy Secretary General of the Congress of the Sudanese People, told Sputnik on Tuesday that "the revolution was for objective internal reasons, and the government's regional support operations in Khartoum are for stability , not for Bashir ".

"Three main countries support the Sudanese government, namely Egypt, Chad, and Ethiopia," said the deputy general secretary of the People's Congress Party. "Any spill in the region will affect the countries of the region".

"The biggest supporter of stability in Khartoum is the United States of America, which places Sudan on the list of countries sponsoring terrorism, yet it holds to stability and the transition process should be" peaceful, "said Rahma.

"The peaceful transition of power means that he is in order, even if al-Bashir resigns, ceding power to a given region." The supporters of the internal uprising are Sudanese living abroad, "he said. he added.

Stability support

"There is a regional atmosphere with the stability of the situation in Sudan of some Arab and African countries and the peaceful transfer of power if the revolution succeeds," said Nur Ahmed El Nour, a Sudanese political analyst and analyst.

He added that:

"The justification of these countries for stability, believes that plunging Sudan into chaos can lead to the spread of terrorism and illegal immigration and affect national security in the region, particularly in Egypt and in the region. Horn of Africa.

He denied to the Sudanese political analyst that there is an explicit interference of the United States and the West in the internal affairs of Sudan, but only official statements issued by the United States. United, the troika countries and the European Union ".

He stressed that "these declarations testified to their concern for stability and at the same time demanded the respect of freedom of expression and that the peaceful gathering of the masses did not notice the direct support from abroad to the movement. popular street ".

"We do not accept interference"

"There is no external relationship between the protesters in the street and any country outside Sudan, and its main goal is to change," Bakri Hassan Abu Haraz, leader of the Nationalist Party, told Sputnik on Tuesday. independents, party of the opposition.

"We are in contact with street kids and we know what's going on, and as an independent party we do not accept any outside interference, no matter what the pretext. "Let's accept orders from anyone," he said.

Fears and aspirations

Khader Atta al-Manan, a Sudanese journalist and general secretary of the Arab Media Association in Denmark, told Sputnik on Tuesday that there were "pro-government external interventions in Khartoum but not visible to the public. ".

He added:

"Supporters of the region for the current government in Khartoum despite the contradictions of their political and ideological orientation, but they share common interests, including the fear of contagion and the other represents Khartoum, the last stronghold of the Khartoum. alliance that supports him.

About international interventions in Sudan, Al-Manan said that "the biggest supporters of the government are the United States of America, Britain and the European Union in general".

He stressed that "this support concerned oil, investment and illegal immigration, and I think that this support, or others, will not be able to eliminate or break the uprising. popular, but can be disabled for a while. "

Since 19 December, Sudan has witnessed almost daily protests, triggered by price increases and a lack of liquidity, but which have quickly turned into demonstrations against the Bashir rule that has lasted for three decades.