The move deepens uncertainty around Sudan’s political future and a transition towards elections since the 2019 downfall of long-serving ruler Omar al-Bashir. But his deal with the military was opposed by key political parties and by the protest movement that had brought down Bashir. Factions fail to uniteHamdok had said he would only stay in his post only if he could mobilise political support. Transitional authorities had struck a partial peace deal with rebels in Sudan’s south and in Darfur, where unrest and displacement has increased. Soldiers arrest civilian members of transitional government, including Prime Minister Abdalla HamdokCrackdownProtesters take to the streets and security forces launch a bloody crackdown.

Source: Libya Today January 05, 2022 22:31 UTC