The Sudanese Professionals' Association, a leading protest organization, said security forces stormed its headquarters late Saturday and banned its planned news conference ahead of the rallies. The protest groups said the demonstrations would not be canceled unless the military council hands power over to civilians. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, deputy head of the military council, insisted the council does not oppose the planned demonstrations. Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, said security forces and troops would be deployed to provide "security for people, not for harassing them." Talks collapsed when Sudanese security forces cleared a protest camp in the capital, Khartoum, earlier this month.

Source: Ethiopian News June 29, 2019 14:15 UTC