After a jump in confirmed cases this week, the government cancelled Friday prayers and announced a three-week lockdown set to take effect Saturday. Several Western officials, though, said there was little sign of an imminent power grab. In an email, Ambassador Donald Booth, the US special envoy for Sudan, said the Trump administration stood behind Hamdok’s transitional government. Sudan’s power struggle is complicated by tensions inside the military. Public patience with the jostling between military and civilian leaders has worn thin as Sudan’s economy struggles.

Source: bd News24 April 18, 2020 15:33 UTC