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May 1, 2019
The African Union has given Sudan’s military rulersanother 60 days to hand over power to a civilian authority or face suspensionafter an earlier deadline was missed.
The AU had threatened to suspend Sudan following acoup that saw Omar al-Bashir ousted by the military after nearly three decadesin power, giving the army 15 days from April 15 to relinquish power.
In a statement the AU Peace and Security Councilsaid it “notes with deep regret, however, that the Sudanese Military has notstepped aside and has not handed over power to a civilian-led transitionalAuthority” within the initial deadline.
But it announced, “an additional period of up tosixty days for the military in Sudan to hand over power to a civilian-ledTransitional Authority”.
Sudanese protesters are growing increasinglyfrustrated with the army, and have called a mass protest on Thursday, accusingthe military leaders of not being serious about handing power to civiliansThe two sides have been at odds over theirrepresentation in the council supposed to replace the military body that tookpower after Bashir’s ouster on April 11 in the face of mass protests.