Sudanese opposed to the military coup continued their sit-ins in Khartoum and its suburbs yesterday for the sixth day in a row, waiting for the opposition’s position on the decisions of army commander Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan to make way for a civilian government that was not welcomed by the demonstrators.
On Monday evening, Al-Burhan, who carried out the military coup on October 25 last year, said: “The military establishment will not participate in the current negotiations (National Dialogue) in order to make room for political and revolutionary forces. …and the formation of a government of independent national competence to fulfill the (demands of) the transitional period. Yesterday morning, Al-Burhan traveled to Nairobi to “take part in the IGAD (Group of East and Central African Development Countries) emergency summit, which begins today with the participation of heads of state,” the Sovereign Council said in a statement.
Doctors will also begin a three-day strike, their union said in a statement on Monday.
At the same time, on Tuesday, hundreds of protesters began a sixth day of sit-in in three districts of the capital, calling for civilian rule and an end to the military coup.
In a speech on Monday, Al-Burhan said that after the formation of the civilian government, “The Sovereignty Council will be dissolved and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will be formed from the armed forces and rapid support to take over the supreme command of the regular forces and be responsible for the tasks of ensuring security and defense”.
