A demonstrator was killed during protests in which hundreds of Sudanese participated - yesterday, Tuesday - against what they consider a military coup carried out by the army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan last year, as well as tribal violence, while the police reported that more than 21 of its members were wounded during attacks on a number of its centers, in addition to The dead citizen.

And the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors announced - in a statement - that the demonstrator, whose data "has not been confirmed yet", was wounded by "live bullets in the face near the mouth, fired by the coup authorities in the processions of the city of Omdurman."

The committee indicated that "by this, the total number of our martyrs after the coup of the twenty-fifth of October reaches 116 martyrs," according to the statement.

The Forces for Freedom and Change - the main opposition coalition in the country - called last week to "run the processions of the one country Sudan, in the capital and the states", on Sunday, before it was postponed to Tuesday.

Sudan has witnessed demonstrations for months against the decisions of the army chief and the ongoing economic and political crisis (Anatolia)

Demonstrators were seen in the capital, Khartoum, carrying the Sudanese flag, chanting, "Sudan is a homeland for all people."

They also chanted "No to tribe, no to regionalism," while others called on the army to "return to the barracks," according to AFP journalists.

High-ranking politicians participated in Tuesday's demonstrations, including: Mohamed El-Feki and former Minister Khaled Omar Youssef.

The two were among the group of civilian officials whom Burhan removed from power in his decisions last year.

Sudan is witnessing political and economic turmoil, and thousands of Sudanese go out to demonstrate regularly in the capital and other cities to demand the return of civilian rule.

Police statement

For its part, the police said that Tuesday's demonstrations took place in some of the various localities of Khartoum State, and what they described as "some slips" occurred during these demonstrations.

The police statement, which was published by the official news agency, added that the demonstrators targeted police stations and headquarters.


The statement pointed out that this resulted in the injury of 21 policemen, and the death of citizen Muhammad Kamal at Taqi Hospital in Omdurman, and the necessary legal measures were taken.

The police statement did not provide details about the death of the citizen, whom the Sudan Doctors Committee accused the government forces of targeting with bullets.

discussions

Politically, a British official discussed - on Tuesday - with the Transitional Sovereignty Council in Sudan and the Alliance of Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change (National Consensus), the political crisis in the country.

This came during two separate meetings of the Director of African Affairs at the British Foreign Office, Simon Mustard, in Khartoum, with the Chairman of the Sovereign Council, the Commander of the Army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the leadership of the Forces of Freedom and Change (National Consensus).

These forces are allied with the army and supportive of Al-Burhan's decisions, and they represent political entities that call for dialogue and accord on national issues.

The Sovereignty Council said - in a statement - that Al-Burhan and Mustard discussed the internal developments in Sudan and the possibility of benefiting from Britain in advancing the dialogue towards the goals and objectives that the Sudanese people are waiting for.

On Tuesday, Mustard began a two-day visit to Khartoum, during which he will meet with a number of officials.

After his meeting with Mustard, the head of the Political Communication Authority in the Forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change (National Consensus), Mona Arko Minawi, stated that the meeting dealt with a number of issues related to the political crisis in Sudan, during which views were exchanged.

Sudan is suffering from an escalating economic crisis and a widespread security breakdown, which has led to an escalation of ethnic clashes in areas far from the capital.

Recently, clashes erupted in the Blue Nile state on the border with Ethiopia, due to a land dispute between the Alberti and Hausa tribes, which left at least 105 people dead and 291 others injured.

Since October 25, 2021, Sudan has witnessed popular protests calling for the return of democratic civilian rule, and rejecting exceptional measures taken by Al-Burhan on October 25, 2021, including the dissolution of the Sovereignty Council and the Council of Ministers.

Those who reject these measures accuse Al-Burhan of carrying out a military coup, which he denied and said that it aims to correct the course of the transitional phase, and pledged to hand over power through elections or national consensus.

Prior to these measures, Sudan had been living since August 21, 2019, a transitional phase that is supposed to last 53 months, ending with holding elections in early 2024.

And it was decided that the army, civilian forces and armed movements that signed a peace agreement with the government in 2020, would share power during that stage.