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Sudan: Police Fire Teargas to Clear Khartoum Barricades
Dabanga, 24 October 2021
Police in the Sudan capital of Khartoum fired tear gas and arrested a number of protesters "after limited clashes and hit-and-run operations" at the Mak Nimr Bridge and on Nile… Read more »
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Sudan: Thousands Call for Fully Civilian Government, Pro-Military Protest Continues
VOA, 21 October 2021
Protests erupted in the streets of Khartoum on Thursday over Sudan's hybrid transitional government. Read more »
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Sudan: Hundreds of Thousands Take to Streets Demanding Civilian Rule
SudaNow, 21 October 2021
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Khartoum and elsewhere on Thursday in many Sudanese towns pressing for respecting and full implementation of the political… Read more »
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Sudan: Cities Brace for Marches of the Millions Today
Dabanga, 21 October 2021
Sudanese across the country are preparing to take to the streets today in the Marches of Millions, as political divisions and divergences in demands and paths prevail. Marches have… Read more »
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Sudan: Pro-Military Sit-in Enters Third Day
VOA, 18 October 2021
On Monday, as thousands of demonstrators aligned with the Sudan military remain outside the presidential palace for a third day, analysts warn that the civilian-led interim… Read more »
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Sudan: Factional Divisions Endanger Transition to Democracy
DW, 16 October 2021
Crowds of protesters have taken to the streets of Khartoum to call for the military to take power. The current political tensions in Sudan could jeopardize the country's transition… Read more »
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Sudan: Avert Chaos in Sudan
Nation, 20 October 2021
In an unprecedented turn of events, protesters in Sudan poured into the streets several days ago to call on the military to seize full control of the country. Read more »
Pro-Democracy March in Sudan as Pro-Military Sit-In Continues
Protests erupted in the streets of Khartoum on October 21, 2021 over Sudan's hybrid transitional government, Voice of America reports. Supporters of the country's civilian coalition turned out, following earlier marches by people supporting a military-led government. The pro-democracy protest skirted around the presidential palace, where pro-military protesters have sat for six days.
Analysts are warning that the civilian-led interim government is facing a growing crisis that could topple its rule. Political analyst Hassan Haj Al says government leaders must find a way to "defuse the polarization" and "reach a compromise".
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok should "make a partial reshuffle of his Cabinet and appoint new ministers" or expand the number of ministers in the transitional government, Ali told Voice of America.
Sudan is facing its most trying political challenges since it formed an interim government among rival factions after the fall of ex-president Omar al-Bashir in 2019. After a political coup attempt was thwarted in September, al-Bashir loyalists have upped their dissent and are demanding changes to the civilian cabinet and the shaky coalition co-running the government.
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Sudanese women wave flags during outside army headquarters in Khartoum (file photo).
