Sudan’s embattled Prime Minister Calls for Reinstatement

Sudan’s ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok says that reinstating his government, which was overthrown in a military coup, might open the way for a political settlement in the country.

Abdella Hamdok spoke during a meeting with ambassadors from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway at his home, where he is under house arrest, according to the information ministry.

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Thousands of Sudanese marched in protest on Saturday against the army’s power grab on October 25, in which senior General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan dissolved the government, imposed a state of emergency, and arrested Sudan’s civilian leadership.

Since the protests, major cities across the country appear to be dead. Some economic operations have come to a halt.

Few shops were opened in Khartoum, for example, where many government officials are refusing to work as part of a nationwide protest campaign.

On numerous streets in Khartoum and Omdurman, soldiers from the army and the feared paramilitary Rapid Support Forces could be seen.