{"id":36424,"date":"2021-10-25T13:40:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T12:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=36424"},"modified":"2021-10-25T13:40:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T12:40:35","slug":"confirmed-it-is-a-coup-in-sudan-and-protesters-oppose-it-on-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=36424","title":{"rendered":"Confirmed; it is a coup in Sudan, and protesters oppose it on the streets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sudan’s military dissolves civilian government and arrests leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Sudan’s military has dissolved civilian rule, arrested political leaders and declared a state of emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n

Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan, who had been heading a joint council with civilian leaders, blamed political infighting.<\/p>\n\n\n

Protesters have taken to the streets of the capital, Khartoum, and there are reports of gunfire.<\/p>\n\n\n

Military and civilian leaders have been at odds since long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was overthrown two years ago and a transitional government set up.<\/p>\n\n\n

Although the country remains in a deep economic crisis, there had been more international support – and a military takeover will put that hugely at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n

Video footage from the north African nation’s capital on Monday showed protesters manning lit barricades and entering the area near the military’s headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n

One demonstrator, Haitham Mohamed, told Agence France-Presse: “We are ready to give our lives for the democratic transition in Sudan.”<\/p>\n\n\n

Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those reported to have been put under house arrest, along with members of his cabinet and other civilian leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n

A statement from the information ministry on Facebook said those arrested were being held in “an unidentified location”.<\/p>\n\n\n

It also said Mr Hamdok was being pressed to support a coup but was refusing to do so and he urged people to continue with peaceful protests to “defend the revolution”.<\/p>\n\n\n

Gen Burhan has been heading the Sovereign Council, part of a power-sharing arrangement between military and civilian leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n

In a televised address, he said infighting between politicians, ambition and incitement to violence had forced him to act to protect the safety of the nation and to “rectify the revolution’s course”.<\/p>\n\n\n

He said Sudan was still committed to “international accords” and the transition to civilian rule, with elections planned for July 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n

But thousands of protesters have already taken to the streets in Khartoum to denounce a coup. Some chanted “no to military rule”.<\/p>\n\n\n

Demonstrator Sawsan Bashir told AFP: “We will not leave the streets until the civilian government is back and the transition is back.”<\/p>\n\n\n

Witnesses say the internet is down and that army and paramilitary troops have been deployed across the city. Khartoum airport is closed, and international flights are suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n

There has been international condemnation of the military’s move.<\/p>\n\n\n

The UK’s special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Robert Fairweather, tweeted that military arrests of civilian leaders was “a betrayal of the revolution, the transition and the Sudanese people”.<\/p>\n\n\n

The US, UN, EU and Arab League have also expressed deep concern.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u25aa\ufe0e By BBC.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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