Nigeria Condemns Military Takeover In Sudan

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Similar coups have taken place in Mali and Guinea this year, fuelling fears more might break out on the continent EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has condemned the military coup that took place in Sudan in the early hours of Monday. Sudan’s most senior military officer, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, announced that the dissolution … Read more

Sudan’s PM, Party Leaders Under House Arrest Amid Coup Reports

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It remains unclear who was behind the pre-dawn arrests EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of Sudan’s transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those reported to have been put under house arrest by unidentified soldiers. The army has not commented, … Read more