Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Khartoum yesterday seeking to revive talks between Sudan’s ruling generals and protest leaders as heavily armed paramilitaries remained deployed after a deadly crackdown, leaving residents in ‘terror’. The talks mission by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came after the African Union suspended Sudan on Thursday until the military makes way for a civilian-led transitional authority. The crackdown was launched after the breakdown of talks between protest leaders and the generals on a new transitional ruling body to replace the military council. The Ethiopian premier went straight into talks with military council representatives on his arrival in Khartoum, an AFP correspondent reported. The African Union said it was suspending Sudan, “until the effective establishment of a civilian-led Transitional Authority, as the only way to allow the Sudan to exit from the current crisis”.

Source: Ethiopian News June 08, 2019 10:50 UTC