Eruption of violence has dashed hopes that military leaders would cede power to a democratic government
The private Russian military company Wagner has sent operatives to Sudan to prop up the military government, and also runs a major gold mining concession there. The Kremlin has pressed Sudan for permission to allow Russian warships to dock at ports on the country’s Red Sea coastline.
Little known before 2019, Burhan rose to power in the tumultuous aftermath of the military-led coup that ousted al-Bashir, the authoritarian leader who was deposed after popular uprisings consumed the country that year. After civilians and the military signed a powersharing agreement in 2019, Burhan became the chair of the Sovereignty Council, a body created to oversee the country’s transition to democratic rule. But as the date for the handover of control to civilians got closer in late 2021, Burhan proved reluctant to hand over power. On October 25th, 2021, he carried out the coup that ousted the civilian government and its prime minister.
Lieutenant general Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who leads the country’s Rapid Support Forces. Photograph: AFP/Getty
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