How Sudan's Democratic Dreams Were Dashed
Sudan's army chief, Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (L), and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (R), who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are locked in a violent conflict that's pulled Sudan into chaos. Akuot Chol, Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sudan's army chief, Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (L), and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (R), who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are locked in a violent conflict that's pulled Sudan into chaos.
Akuot Chol, Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty ImagesJust a few years before the violence and chaos currently engulfing Sudan, it seemed to be on a tenuous path toward democracy.
NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu explains how two rival generals who had promised to transition the country to civilian rule are instead tearing it apart in a bloody power struggle.
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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan. It was edited by William Troop and Tara Neill. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.