The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems, the thoughts, the photos, the paintings and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Wednesday April 26th, 2023
The Sky Darkens in Sudan by Rene Wadlow
On 15 April 2023, a long-brewing conflict between two generals who had seized power in a coup in 2021 broke into armed battles especially in Khartoum, the capital. Use of tanks, jets and artillery has been reported. The split between General Abdel Fattah al-Burham, chief of the army and General Mohamed Hamdam Daglo, better known by his battle name “Hemetti”, chief of the Rapid Support Forces is no great surprise as there is often place for only one person in a military junta.
In April 2018, civilian protests began, and in early 2019 they led to the end of nearly 30 years of the dictatorship of President Omar al-Bashir. Al-Bashir was himself a general, but he also controlled the security services and much of the administration. He had overseen economic contacts with foreign countries, especially China. He was given credit for the relative economic development and the creation of a middle class, especially in the cities. However, he was under indictment of the International Criminal Court on seven counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Provence of Darfur in western Sudan. Thus, when Omar al-Bashir was forced out, there was a political gap that the civilian protesters were not able to fill.
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Derelict #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
“Revolution,
Revulsion, decay,
Destruction and
Debris scattered
On ancient streets,
And the gaunt tired
Faces of the fallen”
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Sceptic feathers #63 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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