The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Thursday October 28th, 2021
Sudan: Dangerous Regression by Rene Wadlow
As of Monday morning, 25 October 2021, the Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Handok and certain civilian members of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (as the government was called) have been put under arrest, and the military have retaken control. General Abdel-Fattah al-Burham who heads the military faction has said that a “technocratic administration” will be put into place until July 2023 when elections will be held. Currently, there are protests by civilians on the streets of the major cities, but the impact of these protests in uncertain. The situation can evolve in unpredictable ways.
In April 2019, persistent street protests led to the end of the government of General Omar Al-Bachir who had been in power since 1989. He had faced a long-running civil war with the south of Sudan, as well as armed conflict, largely tribal based, in Darfur. The economy of the country was in bad shape. Part of the anti Al-Bachir movement had economic motivations. However, there was also a wish for a less authoritarian government, and the term “democracy” was often used.
A military government first replaced Al-Bachir. However, during the protests that led to his departure and arrest, professional groups and trade unions became increasingly active. They demanded a share in the government of the country. Thus a fairly unique administration was set up comprised of an evenly divided civilian and military component. It is most of the civilian component that is now under arrest.
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“Desert Wind” #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
“A hot desert wind
Blew orange sand
Up in swirling eddies
Dancing across the desert
Under a stark clear blue sky.”
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Ephemera 21#24 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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