{"id":87662,"date":"2021-10-27T18:05:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T17:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=87662"},"modified":"2021-10-27T18:05:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T17:05:24","slug":"au-suspends-sudan-over-military-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/au-suspends-sudan-over-military-coup\/","title":{"rendered":"AU Suspends Sudan Over Military Coup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1714783752381705543\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The African Union said it had suspended Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected the military takeover as an \u201cunconstitutional\u201d seizure of power.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">The continent-wide bloc said it \u201cstrongly condemns the seizure of power\u201d and was suspending Sudan from all AU activities \u201cuntil the effective restoration of the civilian-led transitional authority\u201d.Sudanese General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday ordered the dissolution of the government and declared a state of emergency, sparking widespread international condemnation.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was placed under military arrest, along with his ministers and civilian members of Sudan\u2019s ruling council, sparking angry protests on the streets of Khartoum.<\/p>\n<p>Hamdok was later released under close guard, but other ministers and civilian leaders remain in detention.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces launched sweeping arrests of anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, in a bid to end three days of demonstrations against the power grab.<\/p>\n<p>Sudan\u2019s top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks during a press conference at the General Command of the Armed Forces in Khartoum on October 26, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Western powers have called for an urgent meeting with Hamdok, saying they still recognise the prime minister and his cabinet as the constitutional leaders of Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>The AU suspended Sudan in June 2019 after pro-democracy protesters demanding civilian rule were gunned down outside army headquarters in Khartoum.<\/p>\n<p>Their membership was reinstated three months later after Hamdok announced the appointment of Sudan\u2019s first cabinet since the ousting of veteran leader Omar al-Bashir.<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_-9040392644837477549ymail_android_signature\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Union said it had suspended Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected the military takeover as an \u201cunconstitutional\u201d seizure of power. 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