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Sudan’s military agrees to reinstate ousted prime minister, teen shot dead in Sunday protests
[Garowe] Military and government officials say a deal has been reached between Sudan’s military and civilian leaders to reinstate Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.The officials also said Sunday that government officials and politicians arrested since the Oct. 25 coup will be released as part of the deal between the military and political parties, including the largest Umma Party. Hamdok will lead an independent technocratic Cabinet, the officials said. They said the U.N., the U.S., and others played "crucial roles" in crafting the deal. The coup, more than two years after a popular uprising forced the removal of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir  ...Former President-for-Life of Sudan He came to power in 1989 when he, as a brigadier in the Sudanese army, led a group of officers in a bloodless military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and eventually appointed himself head cheese. He fell out with his Islamic mentor, Hasan al-Turabi, tried to impose shariah on the Christian and animist south, resulting in its secessesion, and attempted to ArabizeDarfur by unleashing the barbaric Janjaweed on it. Sudan's potential prosperity has been pissed away in warfare that has left as many as 400,000 people dead and 2.5 million displaced. Hee was overthrown by popular consent in 2019. Omar has been indicted for genocide by the International Criminal Court but nothing is expected to come of it... and his Islamist government, has drawn international criticism. The United States, its allies, and the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... have condemned the use of excessive force against protesters. Sudanese have been taking to the streets in masses since last month’s military takeover, which upended the country’s fragile transition to democracy. The agreement comes just days after doctors said at least 15 people were killed by live fire during anti-coup demonstrations. The military has tightened its grip on power, appointing a new, military-run Sovereign Council. The council is chaired by coup leader Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan. The Sovereign Council will meet later Sunday before announcing the deal, the officials said. A national initiative formed after the coup that includes political parties and public figures said in a statement that Hamdok would be reinstated and will form a technocratic Cabinet. It said the deal would be signed later Sunday along with a political declaration. It did not elaborate. Mohmmed Youssef al-Mustafa, a front man for the Sudanese Professionals’ Association, said there is a deal but the SPA would comment when it is announced officially. The group called on people to take to the streets Sunday to reiterate their demands for civilian democratic rule and denounce any partnership with the military. Sudan teen shot dead in Khartoum anti-coup protests [IsraelTimes] A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head and fatally maimed in the Sudanese capital today in a crackdown by security forces on anti-coup protests, medics say. The death raises to 41 the number of people killed since the October 25 coup, and it comes hours after Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was reinstated, in a breakthrough deal to reverse the military takeover. Posted by: trailing wife 2021-11-22 |
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