On Friday August 30, 2019, former Sudanese president Omar Al Bashir admitted in court that he had received $25 million in cash from the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman(MBS). Mr. Al Bashir is facing corruption and possession of foreign currency charges that could send him in prison for decades. Omar Al Bashir was forced out of office in April 2019 following a massive uprising led by many young people, and a violent response by the Rapid Support Forces(RSF), a police/military unit loyal to Al Bashir. After Al Bashir was deposed, a coalition government was formed between the military and opposition leaders with hopes of peacefully alternating power in preparation for free and democratic elections. Al Bashir was ousted after violent protests led by young Sudanese people many of the leaders of the protests were young women, and they used social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to spread their message worldwide. Omar Al Bashir who spent nearly three decades as president, financed and supported the ethnic genocide of the populations of the Darfur region that saw over a million deaths and millions of refugees. The atrocities perpetrated by Janjaweed barbarians supported by Al Bashir caused the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant against him for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in March 2009. Upon his arrest, millions of dollars in local and foreign currencies were found stashed inside his palace, meanwhile millions of Sudanese youth lacked jobs, education, food, potable water and electricity. This episode analyzes the root cause of issues in Sudan from its inception to independence, and through the multiple coup d’etats that culminated in Omar Al Bashir’s ascension to power, and his eventual demise.

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