The Wire

The Sudan elections usually mean another term for long time President Omar al-Bashir. He seems to have a lot of support amongst the vote rigging community. But currently he has an indictment from International Criminal Court for amongst other crimes, genocide; and he has very limited options if he does not win again. There are up to 19 opposition groups, and islamic extremists are also looking to gain a foothold in Sudan. Having lost southern Sudan, he also has an economic crisis as the oil industry went to the south, cutting off his main source of income.

Dr Noah Bassil