Thousands take to Sudan streets to protest military rule

Published : August 1, 2022 , 1:18 pm

Sudanese demonstrators take to the streets on Sunday, calling for civilian rule and denouncing the military administration in Khartoum. (AP)

KHARTOUM, Broadcasting News Corporation : Thousands of Sudanese protesters rallied in the capital on Sunday to demand an end to military rule and tribal clashes that have killed over 100 people, AFP correspondents said. “Down with Burhan,” they chanted, referring to Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the army chief who last year led a military coup that upended a transition to civilian rule following the 2019 ouster of President Omar Bashir. Near-weekly protests have been held since, despite a deadly crackdown that has killed at least 116 people, according to pro-democracy medics. “The authority is the people’s,” protesters chanted, demanding soldiers return to their barracks. Since last year’s coup, Sudan — already one of the world’s poorest countries — has been reeling from a spiraling economic crisis and a broad security breakdown which has seen a spike in ethnic clashes in its far-flung regions. News collected from ARAB NEWS.