Chairman, Sudan Reform Now - Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani

Published: April 17, 2019, 2:06 a.m.

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How soon can Sudan become a democracy? HARDtalk\\u2019s Zeinab Badawi speaks to Sudanese politician Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani, a former ally of deposed president Omer El Bashir - now a member of the opposition. Events have moved at breath taking speed in Sudan in the past few days. And a new military-led council is running the country. It says it will stay in place for two years. But the African Union is demanding it hand over to a transitional civilian administration in days and the protesters say they won\\u2019t give up until that happens. The demonstrations have been led by young professionals who\\u2019ve made it clear they want to severe links with Sudan\\u2019s military and Islamist past.

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