Following the 2019 uprising that deposed longtime leader Omar Bashir, Sudan is suffering from an economic disaster, another military coup, neoliberal rot and foreign interference from countries in the region and the West. To understand what’s happening and why, Rania Khalek was joined by Magdi El Gizouli, a Sudanese academic and fellow of the Rift Valley Institute, as well as frequent commentator and writer on Sudanese affairs on his blog Still Sudan.Time Codes:0:00 Intro2:02 2019 uprising: What happened & why?12:05 What are the military’s interests?14:38 Foreign influence: Egypt, Israel & the Gulf18:45 Importance of oil to Sudan’s economy22:34 Consequences of neoliberalism 27:14 Debt, Inflation, hunger & Western duplicity 35:32 IMF pushing removal of subsidies42:03 1964 failed revolution46:48 Failed uprisings around the world and capitalist rot54:50 What did Sudan do in Darfur?1:01:27 South Sudan1:04:23 How Ethiopia’s war & dam impact Sudan1:10:37 Why Omar Bashir’s shifting positions couldn’t save him1:14:24 Sudan’s integration into the pro-Israel regional security architecture1:19:57 Why has hunger in the countryside increased?