![The words in Arabic written on the wall read "Long live the struggle of the Sudanese people" / credit: Revolutionary masses of Sudan](https://towardfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sudan-1-326x245.jpeg)
Understanding the Who and the Why of the Sudan Coup
Sudan needs to alter its position in the global conflict to be in the place that meets the interests of its people. That is, inevitably away from the Western camp and Washington, writes Kribsoo Diallo in the first of a 2-part series on the October 25 coup.