Arab Spring comes later in troubled Sudan and AlgeriaSudanese demonstrators ride atop a military truck and chant slogans as they protest against the army's announcement that President Omar al-Bashir would be replaced by a military-led transitional council, near Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan April 12, 2019. A military council took charge, overseeing a turbulent and sometimes violent transition during which Egypt’s first democratic elections took place. Two years later, army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led the overthrow of Egypt's first freely elected president, Mohamed Mursi. SEE ALSO :183 injured in Algeria protests: mediaAlgeria's Army Chief, Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaed Salah, took a softer approach. Any future civilian leader in Sudan or Algeria needs the support of the army - a common arrangement in the Arab World - while also facing huge economic and political challenges.

Source: Standard Digital April 14, 2019 21:04 UTC