ֱ News - African politics /channels/news_feeds/all/term/African%20politics/rss en Expert: Sudan army seized power to prevent civil war says coup leader /channels/channels/news/expert-sudan-army-seized-power-prevent-civil-war-says-coup-leader-334491 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Sudan's coup leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said the military seized power to prevent "civil war". He added that the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was being kept at the general's house "for his own safety” but has now returned home. Protests are continuing for a second day in the capital, Khartoum, with roads, bridges and shops closed. Phone and internet lines are also disrupted. (<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59052260" target="_blank">BBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from ֱ that can provide comment on this issue:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-686184682.jpg?itok=sn_-QhSm" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:39:15 +0000 webfull 174391 at /channels