Sudan protests biggest threat yet to Bashir: analystsDays earlier, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry expressed confidence that Sudan would “overcome the present situation”. Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, called Bashir just days after the protests erupted to offer his support. During his long years in power, Bashir has built up relations with all of the region’s bickering diplomatic players, through a string of sometimes spectacular foreign policy twists. “I think the international and regional powers will not allow Sudan to fall,” she told AFP. For international powers like China, which has reportedly invested billions of dollars in Sudan, the country offers a gateway to the rest of the continent.

Source: The Express Tribune January 12, 2019 10:52 UTC