The African Union (AU) has suspended Sudan's membership days after the military launched a brutal crackdown on protesters that killed dozens of people. The AU had earlier warned of suspension if Sudan's military did not hand over power, but extended the deadline on Saturday after the previous one was ignored. The United States has called on Sudan's military rulers to "desist from violence" and urged talks with protesters to resume. 190606061405500"The United States condemns the recent attacks on protesters in Sudan," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Wednesday. "You cannot have successful negotiations between the protest groups and the military so long as the security forces are killing fellow Sudanese.

Source: Ethiopian News June 06, 2019 11:57 UTC