Attempted coup in Sudan mirrors building tension, unsolved Horn of Africa’s conflicts
Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan (second right) visits the army corps after the Sudanese army foiled a coup attempt. PHOTO | COURTESY | SOVEREIGNTY COUNCIL OF SUDAN
The recent attempted coup in Sudan has exposed the delicate political ground not just in Khartoum but also the Horn of Africa. The neighbourhood is already struggling with a now humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region that threatens to suck in all countries in the region one way or other.
But inside Khartoum, the failed coup exposed the widening gulf between the military and civilian components of the transitional government.
