It is time the international community heeds the calls of the Sudanese people to reject this deeply flawed deal.
![Sudanese youths raise their national flag as they rally against the October 25 coup, followed by a bloody crackdown, in the northern part of the capital Khartoum, on December 19, 2021 [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/000_9UX82E.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Co-founder of the Innovation, Science and Technology Think-Tank for People-Centred Development in Sudan
It is time the international community heeds the calls of the Sudanese people to reject this deeply flawed deal.
![Sudanese youths raise their national flag as they rally against the October 25 coup, followed by a bloody crackdown, in the northern part of the capital Khartoum, on December 19, 2021 [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/000_9UX82E.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)