Generals are being challenged by Sudanese coup protestors.

The streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, are still jammed with homemade barricades a fortnight after the country’s tumultuous road to democracy was hijacked by a military coup.

Most of the bricks and burned tyres have been removed to let vehicles to pass, as residents wait to see if tense, behind-the-scenes political negotiations can bring the coup to an end.

However, there is widespread conviction in this country that the blockages, protests, and army’s deadly response could erupt at any time.

Suleima Elkhalifa, the head of a unit in the transitional government tasked with protecting women and children from violence, said, “There is no way out but communication and negotiation.”

“However, people are now more determined. Also, they’re more politically aware. We will not submit after 30 years of military dictatorship. The youth make up more than half of the population, and it’s apparent that we don’t want this government. They won’t be able to eliminate all of us. “They will not be able to put an end to this dream,” she stated.

‘The military is like a herd of animals.’
Abdalla Hamdok, the transitional prime minister who was detained by the military during the coup and is currently under house arrest, appears to have widespread support.

“People trust Hamdok [despite economic difficulty] because he has proven to be a man of his word,” Ms Elkhalifa remarked. “We hope Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and others reconsider their opinions,” she added, alluding to countries widely thought to back the coup.

Victims of the military crackdown that followed the coup shared the same determination in Khartoum’s elite Royal Care hospital.

During a recent protest, Muhayed Faisal, an 18-year-old student, was shot twice in the leg.

Muhayed Faisal is adamant about ending military rule.
“I was shot with nine other persons.” They didn’t fire any warning shots before they started shooting. They’re like animals in the military. “Perhaps animals are superior.”

His right leg has now undergone three surgery. “Our cause hasn’t changed — the military will not control us,” he stated as a doctor massaged his foot to see whether he had regained any sensation.

Yair Mohamed Ali Abdulla, a 54-year-old tailor, was flanked by relatives on a nearby bed. When the coup occurred, he had left his shop to join the protestors. He claimed that soldiers in a vehicle purposely ran him over near Khartoum’s international airport.

“Five or six individuals then ruthlessly beat me with sticks on my back and chest.” I just went to the demonstration to demand freedom, peace, and justice. If the army is unable to provide,

Yair Mohamed Ali Abdulla claims he was run down by soldiers on purpose.
The shape and destiny of a prospective settlement between the military and the numerous parties and organizations involved in the transitional government that emerged from Sudan’s popular revolt against long-time leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019 are being speculated on.

Diplomatic and other sources in Khartoum, however, declined to comment, noting the delicate nature of the talks, which are taking place under strong international pressure.

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the coup commander, has stated that the army intervened to prevent a civil war.

“Time will demonstrate that this wasn’t a coup,” his spokesman, retired Admiral Fateh al-Rahman, told the BBC. We will reinstall a civilian administration and hold elections. The military will thereafter take a complete step back.”

Countless billions are missing.
The Transitional Government’s Dismantling Committee — an organization intended to confiscate economic assets allegedly plundered by important persons in the previous regime – was one of the first institutions to be shut down by the military following the coup.

Wajdi Saleh, one of the committee’s senior officials, offered the BBC a tour of the unit a few months before the coup, presenting mounds of what he claimed was incriminating evidence.

“These were folks who ran some of the world’s largest money-laundering organizations.” We’re now on the lookout for the billions that have vanished. “The old regime is attempting to thwart the revolution, but they will fail,” he stated.

Along with many other key figures in the transitional administration, he was arrested during the coup and remains in captivity.

“It’s commonly assumed that the Dismantling Committee’s recent findings have caused concern among the military’s highest leadership. The committee is investigating a variety of incidents ranging from gold smuggling to currency sales and commissions, all of which point to high levels of corruption among senior personnel,” said Mohanad Hashim, a former BBC journalist who has worked for Sudan’s state television since the revolution.

The committee has been “using the law to establish a new form of corruption,” according to Admiral al-Rahman.

“Those who stole must be brought to justice. However, it must be a fair procedure.”

Since the coup, the military-led blockade of a crucial port has been removed; moreover, it is widely assumed that the military orchestrated the siege to put economic pressure on the transitional government.

In Khartoum, this has resulted in increased food supplies and decreased prices.

However, while the coup plotters appear to have carefully set the foundation for their move, they appear to have misunderstood the “street,” which appears steadfast in protecting the revolution despite the economic hardships that have ensued.