Holding up half the revolution…without representation!

Sudanese women wave national flags as they take part in a sit-in outside Sudan's army headquarters in Khartoum on May 5, 2019. PHOTO | ASHRAF SHAZLY | AFP

If to the victors go the spoils, a sense of anxiety looms among the women of Sudan as the world awaits an agreement between the forces of freedom and change and the Transitional Military Council of Sudan.

Photos of the negotiators draw gasps, not because of the opulence of the room so removed from the street protests, the gilded chandeliers reflecting light onto the polished table, the warm carpets or soft leather chairs, but the total absence of women.