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UN Calls for Restraint As Sudanese Forces Kill More Protesters

Sudanese forces opened fire on demonstrators on Monday January 27, 2022, killing seven people, making it one of the bloodiest in a string of protests following a military coup in October, RFI reports. The head of the United Nations Integrated transition Assistance mission Sudan condemned the "continued use of live ammunition" to put down the protests.

The US envoy to the Horn of Africa David Satterfield and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee are expected in Sudan in coming days, in a bid to "facilitate a renewed civilian-led transition to democracy", the US State Department says.

Earlier in January, the United Nation's hopes of brokering talks between the anti-coup movement and the military were met with opposition. One of Sudan's leading protest organisers rejected the UN's call for dialogue. 

The UN's offer to mediate came a week after the resignation of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who said his decision was based on the inability of the generals to compromise with the protesters.

The Sudanese Professionals' Association said in a statement that the "only way" out of the crisis was through the removal of the generals from the seat of power. The protest movement wants civilian leadership restored, underscored by the protest slogan: "no negotiations, no compromise, no power-sharing." 

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Khartoum, Sudan (file photo)

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