The African Union on Thursday said it had suspended Sudan until a civilian government was formed, intensifying international pressure on the country’s new military rulers to give up power.
The moves took place after security forces cleared protesters from a sit-in camp in central Khartoum on Monday.
Security Forces have, however, killed dozens of people in the worst violence since President Omar al-Bashir was removed by the military in April after four months of generally peaceful protests.
The opposition had been in talks with an interim military council over a civilian-led transition to democracy, but the negotiations faltered and this week’s crackdown marked a turning point in the power struggle.
The United Nations and several foreign governments have condemned the bloodshed.
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council in a meeting in Addis Ababa, decided to suspend Sudan from all AU activities until a civilian government has been formed.
Suspension is the African Union’s normal response to any interruption of constitutional rule in one of its Member-State
