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An estimated three thousand people demonstrated recently on the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, against UN mediation efforts between civilian and military rulers.
An estimated three thousand people demonstrated recently on the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, against UN mediation efforts between civilian and military rulers.
The gathering took place in front of the headquarters of the UN mission in Sudan. The crowd chanted pro-Bashir slogans and burned photos of UN envoy Volker Perthes. The demonstrators described the UN-led efforts as foreign interference and called for Islamist rule in the country.
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A military coup, last year, led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan derailed a fragile transition to civilian rule after the 2019 ouster of long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir.