THE United Nations said Saturday it will launch talks to help Sudan find an end to the crisis following a military coup that stalled the transition to civilian rule.
“It is time to end the violence and enter into a constructive process,” UN special envoy Volker Perthes said in a statement, announcing talks to bring together “all key civilian and military stakeholders”.
Sudan has been shaken by pro-democracy protests and a deadly crackdown by security forces since General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan launched the October 25 military takeover, that dismantled a fragile power-sharing agreement between the military and civilians.
The arrangement was set up following the April 2019 ouster of autocratic President Omar al-Bashir, also after months of street protest against his iron-fisted rule.
At least 60 people have been killed since the coup in weeks of protests, according to the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors, which is part of the
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