The division of the country’s military power was a brainchild of the ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir, who distrusted the regular army and created the latter group from members of the militia responsible for the Darfur genocide that reportedly claimed 300,000 lives.
Political parties are negotiating a new path to elections while the generals protect their interests and militant oppositionists take to the streets, The bold hopes surrounding fresh talks between Sudanese political parties on 9 January to agree a final deal for a transition to civil rule within a few weeks look overblown.
Few believed Burhan s promise to hand over to civilians ahead of elections. And many fear that his deputy Hemeti is building a formidable power base, Two-and-a-half months on from General Abdel Fattah el Burhan s announcement that he and his fellow military officers were withdrawing from the political dialogue and would leave civilian politicians free to form a new government, the widespread scepticism that greeted it appears fully justified.