The Sudanese army and civilian leaders signed an agreement on Monday that paves the way for the formation of a civilian government and an end to the political and economic crisis that has plagued the country following the coup of army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. against the transitional authorities that were formed after the overthrow of al-Bashir in 2019.
The agreement was signed by Al-Burhan and many civilian leaders, especially from the Forces for Freedom and Change, which is the main civilian faction expelled after the army seized power after the coup on October 25, 2021. Since then, the country has been experiencing almost weekly demonstrations and protests , and inter-tribal clashes have become more frequent in a number of regions.
Parallel to political and security turmoil, the economic crisis deepened in Sudan, one of the world’s poorest countries, after Western countries withdrew financial aid that had flowed to that country following the overthrow of al-Bashir and the establishment of a transitional government, and included the return of civilian board to resume it.
The agreement came months after al-Burhan announced that the army would withdraw from politics and leave room for a civilian government agreement.
Forces for Freedom and Change, the major civil faction ousted in Al-Burhan’s coup, said: “The Framework Agreement paves the way for the formation of a transitional civil authority.
The agreement is the first part of a two-stage political process based on a draft constitution recently prepared by the Sudan Bar Association, according to a statement from the Forces for Freedom and Change. Analysts found the agreement “vague and unclear.”
