Today, Wednesday, the US Embassy in Khartoum considered that the political process provides the best opportunity to restore the path of democracy in Sudan, coinciding with the third anniversary of the start of the sit-in to overthrow former President Omar al-Bashir.

The embassy called on the Sudanese authorities to allow peaceful protests to continue without fear of violence, noting that it reiterates its condemnation of the use of any violence against peaceful demonstrators, and calls on the security services to abide by their promises and hold those responsible for violations accountable.

And she indicated that the Sudanese people were clear in the principles of democracy that they would like to form, as it must be, according to the text of the statement, "with civilian leadership and to provide justice, prosperity and peace."

According to this embassy, ​​the United States is ready to resume suspended aid once a credible, civilian-led government is formed, and it is steadfast in its support for the Sudanese people and their quest for democracy.

ready state

Earlier, the commander of the Sudanese army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, directed all the regular forces in the capital to be on readiness and alert, ahead of demonstrations called by opposition political forces under the slogan "April Sixth Million".

The authorities also closed most of the bridges in Khartoum, whose streets this morning seemed almost empty, while the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced today an official holiday.

The calls to protest against the measures taken by Al-Burhan on Wednesday come on the third anniversary of the start of the Sudanese sit-in in front of the army headquarters in the center of the capital in 2019 to demand an end to Al-Bashir's rule.

The latter was overthrown on April 11, 2019, after his rule lasted 3 decades.

These protests also coincide with the anniversary of the popular uprising on April 6, 1985, which toppled Field Marshal Jaafar Nimeiri.

Demonstrations calling for civilian rule in the capital, Khartoum (Anatolia)

political crisis

Since October 25, 2021, the country has witnessed a political crisis and protests rejecting exceptional measures taken by the army chief, most notably the imposition of a state of emergency and the dissolution of the Sovereignty Councils and the Transitional Ministers, which political forces consider a military coup, which the army denies.

Since that date, about 90 protesters have been killed by the security forces, according to the movement that organizes the protests.

In a statement last night, the Forces of Freedom and Change coalition - which led the protests against Al-Bashir - called on the Sudanese to participate in the protests, and said, "The coup has passed its fifth month and has produced nothing but wildfire in all aspects of life and made our country an arena of crises."

At a press conference last week, coalition spokesman Jaafar Hassan said, "We are looking forward to (April) April to be the month of Sudanese victories."

"The Sudanese must defeat the coup, and it is not in anyone's interest, be it civilians or the regular forces," he added.