Sudan transition gets murky as AU deadline for power hand over nears

Sudanese protesters wave national flags and shout slogans during a protest outside the army headquarters in the capital Khartoum on Thursday. [AFP]

A week after a popular uprising in Sudan brought down President Omar al Bashir’s 30-year rule, the political uncertainty in that East African nation is worryingly deepening.

There is a genuine concern that the old guard may be scheming to torpedo the hard-won revolution in a continent where public protests hardly produce democratic governments and dictators are known for looking out for one another.