Sudan: new demonstration against the agreement between General Burhan and Abdallh Hamdok

The putschist general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on November 21, 2021, during the signing of the agreement.

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Thousands of people marched in the streets of Khartoum on Monday, December 6, to demand the departure of the soldiers, perpetrators of the putsch, on October 25.

The police tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas canisters around the presidential palace.

Protesters denounce the agreement signed between army chief General Burhan and civilian prime minister Abdallah Hamdok last month, a compromise hailed by the UN and AU.

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For the various organizations that have called for taking to the streets, there is no question of suspending the demonstrations.

They denounce the agreement signed between General Burhan and Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, which allowed the latter to return to his post and form the next government, made up entirely of technocrats.

The agreement also allows the military to remain at the head of the transition for another two years, until the elections.

For the demonstrators, this is a betrayal.

The military simply has to step down.

The demonstrators also denounce the words of the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, who asked them last week to accept the agreement which " 

even if it is not perfect, allows a transition to democracy

 " .

For the Union of Sudanese Professionals (SPA) - spearhead of the revolt against ex-President Omar al-Bashir - the words of the UN boss are an admission of moral and political failure.

Read also: The gray areas of the agreement between Abdallah Hamdok and General al-Burhan

The SPA is also worried ... Despite the promises of General Burhan, the arrests continue, as well as the appointments of relatives of the old regime to key positions, such as the chief of police or that of justice.

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  • Sudan

  • Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

  • Abdallah Hamdok