Sudan’s military takes power in coup and arrests prime minister

After the early morning arrests of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other officials, thousands poured into the streets of the capital Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman

The head of the military, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, announced in a televised address, that he was dissolving the country’s ruling Sovereign Council, as well as the government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, in Khartoum, Sudan. Picture: Sudan TV via AP

Sudan’s military has seized power, dissolving the transitional government hours after troops arrested the acting prime minister and other officials.

Thousands of people flooded into the streets to protest against the coup that threatens the country’s shaky progress towards democracy.