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Sudan: The brief dream of democracy

The military coup that took place in Sudan has prompted fresh fears about the country's future. Pro-democracy protests have been brutally suppressed – and old conflicts, such as in Darfur Province, are resurfacing.

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Sudanese demonstrators carry posters of killed protesters as they protest in the capital Khartoum against the army's October 25 coup, on December 30, 2021. - Demonstrators reached within a few hundred metres (yards) of the presidential palace in Khartoum, headquarters of military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, before troops, police and paramilitary units launched multiple tear gas canisters into the crowd. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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People chant slogans during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Pro-democracy groups called for mass protest marches across the country Saturday to press demands for re-instating a deposed transitional government and releasing senior political figures from detention. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

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A Sudanese demonstrator carrying a national flag walks by roadblocks set up by protesters on a street in the capital Khartoum, on October 26, 2021, to denounce a military coup that overthrew the transition to civilian rule. - Angry Sudanese stood their ground in street protests against a coup, as international condemnation of the military's takeover poured in ahead of a UN Security Council meeting. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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