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The African Union on Wednesday said that it had it had suspended Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, adding that it rejected the military takeover as an “unconstitutional” seizure of power.
AU said it “strongly condemns the seizure of power” and was suspending Sudan from all AU activities “until the effective restoration of the civilian-led transitional authority”.
On Monday, Sudanese General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan directed that the government be dissolved thereby declaring a state of emergency, sparking widespread international condemnation.
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was placed under military arrest, alongside his ministers and civilian members of Sudan’s ruling council, sparking angry protests on the streets of Khartoum.
Hamdok was later released under close guard, but other ministers and civilian leaders remain in detention.
Security forces launched sweeping arrests of anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, in a bid to end three days of demonstrations against the forceful takeover of power.
A number of Western powers have called for an urgent meeting with Hamdok, saying they still recognise the prime minister and his cabinet as the constitutional leaders of Sudan.
The AU suspended Sudan in June 2019 after pro-democracy protesters demanding civilian rule were gunned down outside army headquarters in Khartoum.
Their membership was reinstated three months later after Hamdok announced the appointment of Sudan’s first cabinet since the ousting of veteran leader Omar al-Bashir.
Japan’s Princess Mako got married to her university lover on Tuesday, in a low-key union bereft of traditional rituals, with the couple voicing sadness over the controversy that stalked their […]
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