French newspaper La Croix said that the transitional government in Sudan is still struggling to restore the health of the country that was devastated by wars between different groups and the faltering of its economy, after a year of popular and military revolution that toppled the regime of President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled for three decades. Tyranny.
In an article by Liu Masia, the newspaper said the interim government that runs Sudan has three years to revitalize the country's torn economy, solve domestic armed conflicts and quell social anger.
In order to save the economy - Masiya says - Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk has begun re-establishing contact with the United States and the International Monetary Fund, and in February he promised millions of dollars in financial compensation for the families of the sailors killed in the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000. As a necessary step to get out of the US blacklist of "countries that support terrorism", hoping that economic sanctions will be lifted, even though Washington has not moved yet.
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The newspaper pointed to the close link between the deterioration of internal security and economic instability, pointing out that the government has started talks with rebel groups, especially in the western region of Darfur, with the goal of achieving a comprehensive peace.
It also drew attention to the efforts of the interim government in its efforts to stand before justice those responsible for "bloody repression" during the demonstrations against al-Bashir, and those responsible for ending the sit-in of the rebels, in an attempt to meet the demands of the rebels and international observers.
What is the fate of Bashir?
Lacroix referred to the trial of the ousted president on corruption charges and sentenced on December 14 to two years in prison in a correctional center in Khartoum, and this ruling was confirmed by the Appeal Court on April 8.
The newspaper quoted the Prosecutor's Office that investigations are underway with Al-Bashir - in cooperation with the International Criminal Court - "for murders and crimes against humanity" committed in the Darfur region in 2003.