Reporter's Notebook on Sudan
Discontent over slow progress to democracy in Sudan
Two years ago, the Sudanese revolution toppled military leader Omar al-Bashir. Now, Sudanese people are fighting to keep the revolution alive amid economic turmoil, and with a government partially formed of al-Bashir’s forces.
Frustrated with stunted progress toward democracy in Sudan following the overthrow of the nation's military leader, coupled with inflation at 400%, Sudanese people are not content. ‘We are prepared to have another revolution to realise peace, liberty and justice’, says one protestor out on the streets of Khartoum. ‘Unless you are a thief, you can’t afford life in Sudan’, says resident Abu Bakr El-Shaikh. But fruit seller Al-Hadi Habeeb Allah has hope for Sudan’s path to a new reality: 'This is an experience Sudan must go through to have a better future'.
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