At least four people were killed as Sudanese security forces moved to quell a civil disobedience campaign launched on Sunday that left streets in the capital Khartoum largely deserted. Pro-democracy protesters have been campaigning for weeks to pressure the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) to hand power to a civilian-led government. "Disobedience is a peaceful act capable of bringing to its knees the most powerful weapons arsenal in the world." "By using violence as an imperative, it [the military] left the civic society no option but to go through with civil disobedience. "The Transitional Military Council is not really serious about negotiating with civilians.

Source: Ethiopian News June 09, 2019 09:34 UTC