Sudan’s Burhan declares state of emergency, dissolves government

By Khalid Abdelaziz Posted on October 25, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan addresses delegates after signing a declaration of principles between Sudanese Transitional government and the SPLM – North in Juba

CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s ruling council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced on Monday a state of emergency across the country and the dissolution of the transitional sovereign council and the government.

(Reporting by Aidan Lewis and Nafisa Eltahir; writing by Maher Chmaytelli; editing by Andrew Cawthorne)