Mass anti-coup protests in Sudan mark uprising anniversary

Sudanese take to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere across the country for mass protests against an October military takeover and a subsequent deal that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok but sidelined the movement.

The demonstrations mark the third anniversary of the uprising that eventually forced the military removal of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir and his Islamist government in April 2019.

Sudan then followed a fragile path toward democracy and was ruled by a joint military-civilian government. The October 25 coup has rattled the transition and led to relentless street protests.

Video footage circulates online purported to show protesters marching in the streets of Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman. Protesters are seen waving the Sudanese flag and white ones with printed images of those killed in the uprising and ensuing protests.

Military forces seem to be withdrawing from in front of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum. #SudanCoup #Dec19March https://t.co/4dm6EFwv9P

— Munchkin (@BSonblast) December 19, 2021