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Sudan after the revolution

Two years on, euphoria at the downfall of a dictatorship has faded among Sudan’s citizens. The coalition of forces that helped topple Omar al-Bashir has fractured as economic hardship bites and as the treacherous nature of the transition reveals itself

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Sudan faces hard road to democracy as revolutionary euphoria fades
Transitional government contends with a bankrupt economy and the perilous process of easing the military from power
Sudan’s revolutionary protesters must fight on
Two years after Bashir’s downfall, citizens want credible prosecutions of former regime officials
Sudanese citizens lose patience as economy falters
Bread and fuel queues lengthen, while the lifting of US sanctions has yet to take real effect
Fragile Sudan seeks to stabilise foreign relations
Western allies are prepared to back efforts for democracy, and hopes run high for a sympathetic Biden administration
Three men who hold Sudan’s fate in their hands
After a revolution in which women played a major role, the trio have emerged as crucial — and competing — forces of the transition
Sudan pins tourism hopes on archaeological treasures
The country is home to Unesco heritage sites — and more pyramids than Egypt. But they are little known to outsiders

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