Military coup in Sudan underway
An ongoing military coup has been reported in Sudan and an unidentified military force is said to have put Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok under house arrest.
The PM’s house was besieged today at dawn.
However, there has been no formal confirmation of the developments from Khartoum so far.
Further, there are reports that telecommunications access has been restricted in the country making it difficult to monitor the delicate developments.
The reported move against Hamdok came shortly after Sudan’s military arrested several civilian officials including the prime minister’s media adviser and a member of the country’s ruling sovereign council.
Sudan has been on edge since a failed coup plot last month unleashed bitter recriminations between military and civilian groups meant to be sharing power following the toppling of former leader Omar al-Bashir.
Al-Bashir was toppled after months of street protests in 2019.
A political transition agreed after his removal was meant to lead to elections by the end of 2023.
More to follow…..
