Sudan's military has dissolved a civilian government, arrested political leaders and declared a state of emergency.
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Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, commander-in-chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is leading the country, along with the heads of state, said political strife was the reason for the dissolution of the civilian state.
Protests are taking place in the capital, Khartoum, against the military takeover. Reports from there say that there was a shooting.
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Omar al-Bashir, President of the North African nation of sudan for 30 years, resigned in 2019 following a series of popular uprisings.
This was followed by the formation of a coalition government of the people and the army, with Abdallah Hamdock as PM. Sporadic protests were demanding that the army take full control of the country.
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Prime minister Abdallah Hamdock recently commented that the country was thus in a very dangerous and worse political crisis. Believers in al-Bashir, the former prime minister in the military, are said to have been involved in the coup attempt.
Meanwhile, unofficial reports have emerged that prime minister Abdallah Hamdock has been placed under house arrest by unidentified gunmen. A further 4 ministers and the prime minister's media adviser have also been arrested.
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Two years ago, sudan was overthrown by long-ruling Omar al-Bashir and an interim government was formed with civilian leaders. Since then there has been disagreement between the leaders of the civilian government and the military.
Sudan, which is facing a deep economic crisis, is receiving massive international assistance. Now that the military is in power, there is a risk that aid will be cut off.
