Amid the ongoing political turmoil, UN Special Representative for Sudan, Volker Perthes, met with ousted Sudanese PM Abdalla Hamdok to discuss the situation in the North African country. The UN envoy further added that he discussed the option for mediation and the way ahead for the African nation. — Volker Perthes (@volkerperthes) October 31, 2021The Sudanese military had detained deposed PM Abdalla Hamdok and several other members of the government on Monday. Since Monday, over 10 protesters have been killed and several others have been wounded in the demonstrations against the military coup. He was killed earlier on Saturday in the Bahri area of the city after clashes broke out between the coup forces and protestors.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 31, 2021 15:50 UTC