Sudan’s main protest organizers have called for the immediate handover of power to a civilian government in the wake of the military coup that ousted President Omar al-Bashir last week.On Sunday, the military council said it would name a civilian prime…
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UAE welcomes appointment of Al Burhan as new head of Sudan’s transitional military council
The UAE has welcomed the appointment of Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan Abdelrahman as the new head of Sudan’s transitional military council. In a statement this evening, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation described…
Joint AU, IGAD and UN Statement
The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner, Ambassador Smail Chergui, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Special Envoy for South Sudan, Dr. Ismail Wais and the Special Representative Secretary-General of the United Nation…
In Post-Coup Sudan, Calls for Civilian Rule Grow Louder
Sudan’s second new military leader in as many days accepted the resignation of the feared intelligence chief on Saturday as he faced calls at home and abroad for a swift handover to civilian rule.Career soldier General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan took the h…
Al-Bashir Opponents Now Denounce Military Government
After 30 years in power, Omar al-Bashir is no longer president of Sudan. But on Friday, a day after he was ousted, tens of thousands of people remained in the streets of the capital and other cities, denouncing the army’s plan to lead a transitional go…
Transition period can be as short as one month if managed ‘without chaos’: Sudan military council
Sudan’s ruling military council expects a transition period it announced on Thursday to be two years at most, and said it can be as short as one month if it is managed “without chaos”, said the head of the council’s political committee. The head of the…