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The Intelligence from The Economist

Bashir and present danger: Sudan’s coup

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

Global News, Daily News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

A protest movement that began in December at last brought Sudan’s military brass on board. The country’s cycle of dictatorship and democracy may be repeating itself. Bitcoin just turned ten, but it’s still far from fulfilling its promise to upend the financial system—we examine its fundamental shortcomings. And, the human family tree got bigger this week, but as new data flood in the murkier the human-evolution story seems to get.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

0:09.8

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

0:14.5

The value of Bitcoin has been rallying again this month, but as ever it remains volatile.

0:23.0

The cryptocurrency just turned 10 years old, but it's still a long way from upending the

0:27.4

financial system.

0:29.2

One problem is that Bitcoin simply wasn't designed as a way to make lots of money.

0:34.8

And this week, the human family tree got a little bigger.

0:38.7

Human evolution is bursting with new fines, as techniques change and remains are discovered

0:43.3

far from Africa.

0:44.9

But all this information makes the human story murkier, not clearer.

0:56.5

It's just up though.

1:00.7

In Sudan yesterday, the Defense Minister took to state television to inform citizens of

1:05.4

some changes.

1:09.6

After almost 30 years of brutal rule, the President Omar Al-Bashir was deposed and imprisoned

1:15.7

by his own generals.

1:17.6

The Defense Minister said a transitional military council would take his place for now.

1:25.1

The coup came after months of demonstrations against the government.

1:30.4

Just get out became a unifying slogan for protesters, which included many women, with

1:35.2

much to be resentful about.

1:36.8

Under employment for use, there is hyperinflation.

1:40.2

On top of that, there was just a very fast deteriorating economic crisis, but the grievances

1:46.6

have been accumulating for many years with a very repressive corrupt regime.

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