The African Union (AU) has suspended Sudan days after the
country’s military sacked its transitional government and took power.
The suspension was announced on Wednesday by the political
affairs, peace and security department of the African Union Commission.
Military forces, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan(pictured),
had on Monday arrested some members of Sudan’s transitional government and
other civilian leaders.
The transitional government, made up of both civilian and
military representatives, was supposed to oversee a return to full civilian
rule.
The government was installed after Omar al-Bashir was ousted
in April 2019.
The AU said the suspension will be in place until the transitional
government is restored.
It also called for the release of all the civilian leaders
being detained by the military.
“AUPSC decides to
suspend the participation of the Republic of Sudan in all AU activities until
the effective restoration of the civilian-led Transitional Authority; Welcomes
the release of the PM; Calls for the immediate release of the ministers &
civilian officials in detention,” the tweet reads.
AUPSC decides to suspend the participation of the Republic of Sudan in all AU activities until the effective restoration of the civilian-led Transitional Authority; Welcomes the release of the PM; Calls for the immediate release of the ministers & civilian officials in detention pic.twitter.com/4uYOzMiLzc
— African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security (@AUC_PAPS) October 27, 2021
Sudan’s suspension comes less than two months after the AU
suspended Guinea following a coup that ousted President Alpha Conde.
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) had also suspended Guinea while demanding a return to the constitutional order and Conde’s immediate release.
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