The Sudanese authorities closed a major bridge in the capital, Khartoum, hours before expected demonstrations today, Monday, to demand the removal of the military from power and the establishment of civilian rule.

The demonstrations were called by the resistance committees and the political forces opposing the decisions of the army chief, head of the Sovereign Council, Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan.

The authorities closed the Al-Mak Nimr Bridge linking Khartoum and Khartoum North, while other bridges between parts of the capital remained open.

And the Khartoum State Security Committee warned - in a statement - that the downtown area of ​​the capital “is not allowed in it,” and called for the gathering of processions in the public squares of the localities in coordination with its security committees, and to stay away from hospitals and educational institutions.

Ahead of the latest round of protests, the Sudanese authorities re-arrested the former member of the Sovereign Council, Muhammad al-Faki Suleiman, on Sunday, according to what a source from his family told Reuters and what AFP quoted a leader in his Federal Gathering party as saying.

The party leader said that Al-Faki was arrested while he was in his car with a friend by the security forces who drove him to an unknown destination.

series of arrests

This comes after the arrest of two other politicians, Wajdi Saleh and Khaled Omar Youssef, last week, all of which have not been officially announced.

The three were arrested for about a month following the decisions of the army chief, Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, to dissolve the Sovereignty Council and the Council of Ministers on October 25, which was rejected by Sudanese forces as a military coup.

The three are members of the Empowerment Removal and Anti-Corruption Committee that works to dismantle the political and financial network of the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir, and they fought a war of words with military leaders before the October 25 decisions.

In a related context, representatives of the Sudanese Professionals Association informed the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, of their adherence to rejecting the decisions of the army chief, during a meeting held in Khartoum on Sunday.

The assembly said - in a statement - that it "confirmed its adherence to its position rejecting the October 25 coup, and the return of the military to play their role in protecting the country and its borders, and away from civilian political life."

The Chairperson of the African Commission also met the President of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan.

The Sudan News Agency said that Al-Burhan presented to the delegation of the African Union the vision of the transitional government to solve the current crisis in Sudan, which consists of 4 axes;

These include launching a comprehensive dialogue, forming an independent government of national competencies to lead the remainder of the transitional phase, making amendments to the constitutional document to keep pace with the changes in the political scene, and organizing elections at the end of the transitional phase.