Sudan's army chief on Thursday ordered the release of four civilian ministers detained since he led a military coup last month, as international pressure mounted to restore the democratic transition.
Sudan’s army chief on Thursday ordered the release of four civilian ministers detained since he led a military coup last month as international pressure mounted to restore the democratic transition.
The move by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan came as the army said that the formation of a new government was “imminent.”
Burhan Sudan’s de facto leader since the 2019 ouster of former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir last week dissolved the government, detained the civilian leadership, including Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and declared a state of emergency.
“We are considering all internal and external initiatives to serve the national interest,” said
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said the army takeover was "not a coup" but just an adjustment to the democratic transition. The US and UN are calling for the return of the government.