Sudan pro-democracy groups call for mass anti-coup protests
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Sudanese pro-democracy groups are calling for mass anti-coup protests as the country plunges further into turmoil following the prime minister's resignation earlier this week
CAIRO -- Sudanese pro-democracy groups called Tuesday for mass anti-coup protests as the country plunged further into turmoil following the resignation of the prime minister earlier this week.
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was ousted in a coup in October, only to be reinstated a month later following a deal with the military meant to calm tensions and anti-coup protests. Hamdok stepped down Sunday amid political deadlock, saying he had failed to find a compromise between the ruling generals and the pro-democracy movement.
Sudan has been politically paralyzed since the Oct. 25 coup. The military takeover came more than two years after a popular uprising forced the removal of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir and his Islamist government in April 2019.
The military, under international pressure, reinstated Hamdok in November to lead a technocratic Cabinet in a deal that sidelined the pro-democracy movement behind the uprising against al-Bashir. Since then, Hamdok was unable to form his Cabinet amid relentless protests not only against the coup but also against his deal with the military.
