Unidentified gunmen arrested several Sudanese leaders early on Monday (October 25th), a government source told AFP after weeks of tension between civilian and military transitional authorities.

The internet was cut across the country, AFP journalists noted, as demonstrators gathered in the streets of Khartoum to protest the arrests.

The Association of Professionals, one of the spearheads of the revolt which in 2019 ended thirty years of dictatorship of President Omar al-Bashir, on Monday called on the Sudanese to "disobedience" in the face of a "coup d 'State".

This coordination launched its appeal on Twitter despite the Internet cuts.

The events come just two days after a Sudanese faction calling for a transfer of power to civilian rule warned of a "rampant coup," at a press conference that crowds of people did not identified had sought to prevent.

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    37: most ministers and civilian members of the Transitional Council arrested

The Minister of Information confirmed on Monday the arrest of most of the ministers and civilian members of the Sovereignty Council which oversees the transition in Sudan.

In its statement, however, the ministry did not specify whether Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok was among the leaders arrested, after media reported that he had been placed under house arrest.

According to the Al Hadath channel, citing unidentified sources, the prime minister was placed under house arrest Monday morning after a group of armed fighters sieged his house.

Reuters for its part learned, from family sources, the arrest Monday morning at his home of the communications advisor to Abdallah Hamdok.

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    58: protests in Khartoum, the army deployed

A group leading the pro-democracy movement called for a general strike and civil disobedience in the face of the "military coup".

Protesters waving the national flag set tires on fire in various locations in Khartoum, a Reuters reporter reported. 

The army has deployed in the capital Khartoum to restrict movement there.

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    a.m .: Sudanese leaders arrested, Internet cut

Unidentified gunmen arrested several Sudanese leaders early on Monday at their homes, a government source told AFP after weeks of tension between military and civilian authorities in the transition in the African country. East.

The internet network has been cut across the country, AFP journalists noted.

Since the ousting of President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, Sudan has experienced a precarious transition marred by political divisions and power struggles.

Since August 2019, the country has been ruled by an administration made up of civilians and soldiers responsible for overseeing the transition to a fully civilian regime.

Analysts say recent mass protests show strong support for a civilian-led democracy, but street protests may have little impact on powerful factions pushing for a return to military rule

With AFP

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