In another era, the United States would have convened a high-level meeting of like-minded allies in the aftermath of Mr. al-Bashir’s ouster to chart a road map to democracy for Sudan, said Payton Knopf, an American diplomat in Sudan during the administration of President George W. Bush. But this time, the American response has lagged far behind that of the European Union and the African Union. “These are the most significant geopolitical shifts in the Horn of Africa since the immediate post-Cold War period,” said Mr. Knopf. “Back then, the U.S. shaped what that environment looked like, for better or worse. Five Sudanese opposition groups, including several armed factions, traveled to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the emirates, for talks about joining a military-led government.

Source: International New York Times April 26, 2019 21:56 UTC