Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Tuesday to protest against the rule of the military in the country and to demand a full civilian government, two days after Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok announced his resignation and three protesters were killed in Khartoum. At least 70 people were injured during yesterday’s Marches of the …
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In a joint media note on Tuesday, the Sudan Troika (Norway, UK and USA) reacted to the resignation of PM Abdallah Hamdok by saying they will continue to support the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese. According to the Communist Party and the Forces for Freedom and Change, Hamdok’s resignation means “a victory for the Sudanese …
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The resignation of Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok on Sunday evening, in a televised address to the people, sparked widespread reactions at both the local and regional levels, as well as impacting Sudan’s position internationally. The chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, stressed the …
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The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors confirms that three demonstrators died and another 108 were injured in the Marches of the Millions pro-democracy demonstrations in the Sudan capital on Sunday. The joint security forces reacted with what doctors described as ‘unprecedented violence’, live ammunition, tear gas, and stun grenades, as marches converged from Omdurman towards …
On Monday, residents of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, demanded the Wali (governor) of North Darfur to stop all outlaws and control armed manifestations in the city, preventing the carrying of weapons, and dealing with the issue of possibly “radioactive materials”, after separate incidents of looting at the warehouses of the World Food Programme …
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