General Abdel Fattah al Burhan-led junta administration detained prominent journalist Abdel-Majid Abdel-Hamid following a social media post regarding sensitive diplomatic communications.
The reporter alleged that Sovereignty Council member Shams al-Din Kabbashi secretly met White House advisor Massad Boulos in Cairo.
This reporting suggested a fracture in leadership, claiming the meeting occurred without the knowledge of council head al-Burhan.
Abdel-Hamid retracted the publication hours later, offering a public apology that emphasized his continued support for the Burhan’s army.
Colleague Al-Muslimi Al-Kabashi criticized the arrest, warning that silencing journalists fails to fill the nation’s critical information vacuum.
He noted that backchannel meetings with American envoys highlight a troubling scramble within Sudan’s fractured political apparatus.
