SAWT BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL

| 29 March 2024, Friday |

Sudanese communist leader arrested as protests rage in Khartoum

A senior Sudanese politician was detained on Thursday as protests against military rule continued in the capital Khartoum for the seventh month, with tear gas and heavy security forces deployed.

A military coup in October essentially derailed a 2019 power-sharing agreement between generals who deposed President Omar al-Bashir and opposition political groups.

The Sudanese Communist Party said its chairman, Mohamed Mukhtar Al-Khatib, was seized on Thursday after visiting Juba and meeting with prominent Sudanese rebel commanders.

    Source:
  • Reuters