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Sudan factions delay post-coup deal on civilian rule

Khartoum, Sudan: Sudanese leaders have postponed to next week the signing of an agreement to resume a short-lived democratic transition, an official said on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), amid continued disagreement between military factions.

A coup in October 2021 led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had derailed the transition to civilian-led rule that began following the 2019 ouster of Islamist general Omar al-Bashir.

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2016 shows South Sudan's government troops patrolling in Malakal town, South Sudan. Sudanese leaders have postponed to next week the signing of an agreement to resume a short-lived democratic transition, an official said on Saturday, April 1, 2023, amid continued disagreement between military factions.