UN urges Sudan military leaders to restore civilian-led government

Security Council unanimously passes statement expressing 'serious concern'

By AFP

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Published: Thu 28 Oct 2021, 6:28 PM

Last updated: Thu 28 Oct 2021, 6:59 PM

The UN Security Council called Thursday on Sudan’s new military rulers to restore the civilian-led government that they toppled this week.

The council passed unanimously a statement that expressed “serious concern” about the coup Monday in the poverty-stricken African nation which has experienced only rare democratic interludes since independence in 1956.


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The council called for the immediate release of all those detained by the military authorities and urged “all stakeholders to engage in dialogue without pre-conditions.”


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