Analyst: Sudan Islamists Emboldened by Chaos, Fear of Change [5:13]

The United Nations has expressed “deep concern” over a recently circulated video of a Sudanese man asking for a fatwa at a public event to allow him to assassinate Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes. Perthes is part of a mediation process to restore civilian rule in Sudan following a 2021 coup. For analysis, VOA's Nabeel Biajo spoke with Kholood Khair, founding director of the Confluence Advisory — a Khartoum-based think tank, who says the current chaotic political situation in Sudan has emboldened Islamists and supporters of ousted President Omar al-Bashir, who fear a new civilian-led government will jeopardize their interests.