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Sudan’s General al-Burhan says army stepping back from government

Sudan's top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks during a news conference at the General Command of the Armed Forces in Khartoum in 2021 [File: Ashraf Shazly/AFP]

Sudan’s coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the army will withdraw from ongoing political talks and allow political and revolutionary groups to form a civilian transitional government.

The general’s statements on Monday follow after a deadly week for Sudan’s pro-democracy movement as large-scale protests demanding an end to military rule have continued in the Khartoum area since Thursday.

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