Sudan's uncertain course after Hamdok resignation

Sudan’s prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, has resigned amid fears of a civil war owing to a severe political deadlock.
Sudan protest
Sudanese protesters rallying against the military, walk past tires set ablaze by fellow demonstrators in the capital Khartoum, on Jan. 6, 2022. -The protests came following the resignation of the civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok, leaving the military fully in charge. - AFP via Getty Images
Baher al-Kady
Baher al-Kady
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CAIRO — Sudan's prime minister Abdalla Hamdok affirmed he was stepping down from his position amid political deadlock following the military coup that disrupted the country's fragile transition to democracy.

Hamdok, representing the civil movement, made the announcement Jan. 3 in a speech broadcast by Sudanese television.

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