abdalla hamdok was appointed prime minister.bruary, he announced a cabinet reshuffle in the face of major street protests against fuel and bridge shortages. then last october, the military declared a state of emergency, dissolving the interim government and arresting civilian leaders. since then, thousands of people have demonstrated, and dozens have been killed by security forces. it is time to bring in our guests. in nairobi, a political commentator and managing partner at inside strategy partners. in somerville, executive director at world peace foundation. and in doha, a lawyer and legal commentator. a very warm welcome to you all. is abdalla hamdok's resignation any surprise to you? >> it is not. and despite all the headlines, i would describe it as probably the most consequential irrelevant event in sudan's history. it is irrelevant because hamdok, as far as the people on the street are concerned, really lost his political relevance the minute he went rogue and signed that agreement with rohan on november 21. it is irrelev

the resignation of abdalla hamdok means— the resignation of abdalla hamdok means a _ the resignationns a lot to us. he is a man that the whole country agreed on. after his resignation, we feel that sudan lost an_ his resignation, we feel that sudan lost an important personality. we hope _ lost an important personality. we hope that — lost an important personality. we hope that he will make a comeback in the coming _ hope that he will make a comeback in the coming period as independent and become _ the coming period as independent and become the sudanese president. abdalla _ become the sudanese president. abdalla hamdok sent a message to all sudanese politicians. this abdalla hamdok sent a message to all sudanese politicians.— sudanese politicians. this is the best lesson. _ sudanese politicians. this is the best lesson. it _ sudanese politicians. this is the best lesson. it has _ sudanese politicians. this is the best lesson. it has never- sudanese politicians. this is the i best lesson. it has never happened in sudan's — best lesson. it has never happened in sudan's history, _ best

faces an uncertain political future following the resignation of its civilian prime minister, abdalla hamdokice for six weeks, after being ousted in a military coup in october. in a televised address, mr hamdok said that, without a new roundtable process to revive the country's transition to democracy, sudan risked sliding into disaster. stephanie prentice reports. gunfire. weeks of violent protests, the youth mobilised in the streets. and deadly confrontations with police. protesters here prepared to give up everything to demand democratic civilian rule but now a new year is bringing in new problems for them. the sudanese prime minister abdalla hamdok has confirmed he will now step down while thousands marched against his recent deal to agree to share power with the army, his absence leaves the army solely in charge. translation: i have tried my best to stop the country _ from sliding towards disaster. sudan is closing down a dangerous turning point that threatens its whole survival. on sunday, military forces staged another violent crackdown on dissent in khartoum. but that hasn't deterred

here is abdalla hamdok announcing his resignation a little earlier translation: i have tried my beststep — translation: i have tried my best to stop the _ translation: i have tried my best to stop the country - translation: i have tried my best to stop the country from | best to stop the country from sliding towards disaster. saddam is crossing a turning point that threatens its whole survival. i have decided to give back the responsibility and announce my resignation as prime minister, to give a chance to another man or woman of this noble country to continue leading our dear nation help and pass through what is left of the transition period to a civilian democratic country. period to a civilian democratic count . . , ., country. that is the position ofthe country. that is the position of the prime _ country. that is the position of the prime minister. - country. that is the position of the prime minister. on i country. that is the position l of the prime minister. on the of the prime minister. 0n the same day two people have been shot dead in the city of 0mdurman during demonstrati

here is abdalla hamdok announcing his resignation a little earlier. my best to stop the country - from sliding towards disaster. sudan is crossing now a dangerous turning point that threatens its whole survival. i have decided to give back the responsibility and announce my resignation as prime minister, to give a chance to another man or woman of this noble country to continue leading our dear nation help it pass through what is left of the transition period to a civilian democratic country. mr hamdok was speaking after two people were shot dead during demonstrations in the city of omdurma. in the capital, khartoum, security forces fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades at tens of thousands of protesters outside the presidential palace. emmanual igunza reports. a new year but the same defiant message. these protesters want an end to military involvement in politics in sudan, and for full civilian government to take over power. from early morning, heavily armed security forces cordoned off the capital, khartoum. roads and bridges leading into the

the sudanese prime minister, abdalla hamdok, has announced his resignation six weeks after he was reinstatedroversial deal with the military. he had been ousted the previous october in a coup, provoking waves of protest. in a televised address on sunday, he said a new roundtable process was needed to reignite sudan's transition to democratic civilian rule. translation: i have tried my best to stop the country - from sliding towards disaster. sudan is crossing now a dangerous turning point that threatens its whole survival. i have decided to give back the responsibility and announce my resignation as prime minister, to give a chance to another man or woman of this noble country to continue leading our dear nation and help it pass through what's left of the transitional period to a civilian democratic country. mr hamdok was speaking after two people were shot dead during demonstrations in the city of 0mdurman. in the capital, khartoum, security forces fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades at tens of thousands of protesters outside the presidential palace. emmanuel igunza reports. a new ye

the sudanese prime minister, abdalla hamdok is resigning, less than two months after being reinstateditical agreement with the military. he has called for a new round table process, to come to a new agreement for sudan's political transition to democracy. it comes after another day of mass protests against the military�*s involvement in the country's politics. in the city of 0mdurman, two people were shot dead during the demonstrations when soldiers used live rounds. in the capital, khartoum, tens of thousands of protestors confronted security forces at the presidential palace, who fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades. emmanuel igunza has this report. a new year, but the same defiant message. these protesters want an end to military involvement in politics in sudan, and forfull civilian government to take over power. from early morning, heavily armed security forces cutting off the capital khartoum. roads and bridges leading into the presidential palace were sealed off, but, undeterred, the protesters marched on, but only so far. they were quickly dispersed by security forces. t

the sudanese prime minister abdalla hamdok has confirmed he will now step down while thousands marched with the army, his absence leaves the army solely in charge. translation: i have tried my best to stop the country from sliding towards disaster. sudan is closing down a dangerous turning point that threatens its whole survival. on sunday, military forces staged another violent crackdown on dissent in khartoum. but that hasn't deterred many of those in the streets. translation: i think the international community does not have the final say, the street has the final say and the international community can move according to what the street wants. it's a defiance that hasn't waned since military abruptly took over from the civilian—led government even when they back—pedalled, reinstating mr hamdok. for the protesters, the prime minister must leave power entirely. —— for the protesters, the military must leave power entirely. and while the people may be in the streets in hoodies and t—shirts against the heavily armed security forces, they have a powerful force in their corner. with us se

sudan faces a deepening political crisis after the resignation of its civilian prime minister, abdalla hamdokdan's forces of freedom and change said mr hamdok�*s resignation was a direct result of the military coup. now on bbc news — our world looks into targeted attacks in afghanistan. this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. afghanistan is in the grip of a new and sinister campaign of violence. young professionals are being deliberately targeted and murdered. it is suspected that the killings are the work of insurgent groups like the taliban and is, who are targeting people, often women, trying to build their country based on democratic values. this year, the united states will withdraw its troops. peace talks have so far failed to reach an agreement and the government accuses the taliban of using violence as leverage, but the taliban deny involvement. the fear is that if these targeted killings continue, the democratic gains of the last 20 years could all be lost. this school, for children with learning difficulties, was born out of tragedy. it was opened in the nam

sudan's prime minister abdalla hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capitalm. thousands marched against a recent deal he'd struck to share power with the army, who staged a coup in october. now on bbc news, review 2021, we remember. prince philip, una stubbs, charlie watts, sarah harding, captain sir tom moore, christopher plummer and jimmy greaves. just a few of those whose lives are celebrated in this year's programme. # we're all going on a summer holiday...# why doesn't he stop honking his horn? there's plenty of room to park! we're not going on a london bus if that's what you had in mind! well, you're not going to get very i far on your holiday in this thing. i we're not on our way on holiday. we're going to an engagement! i don't wish to impose upon you. my pleasure. in that case, you might as well do the laundry while you're about it, and dust the furniture. boys! you've got another one! what? goodness, here? i think i might! applause. i say, he forgot to pay. i wasn't a trained dancer. i didn't go to any. lessons or anything. my dad was a barber, _ bu

urgent new measure to deal with demonstrations following the resignation of the prime minister abdalla hamdok. hamdok wasn't able to form a government and said political deadlock threatens sudan's survival. pro-democracy groups say they are planning protests on tuesday. follow those stories on our website. i will be back in half an hour. next it is "inside story." stay with us. ♪ >> mali has postponed elections. the military says the democratic transition will take place for up to five years. what happens now and can regional leaders put the country back on the path to civilian rule? this is inside story. ♪ >> welcome to the program. mali was supposed to hold presidential and parliamentary elections next month, but the military led government pushed that back by up to five years. an army colonel, who staged two who --c coups, blames insecurity. political parties condemned the delay and a regional block is threatening more sanctions on military leaders if a democratic transition doesn't happen soon. we will bring in our guests in a moment. first, this report. >> in downtown, malians are absorb

reporter: there has been protests like this since october's military takeover when prime minister abdalla hamdok sacked and then reinstated a few weeks later. >> this is one episode of many previous protests that are all a military coup. we are trying to achieve complete civilian rule. those are the people's demands. reporter: fewer bridges were closed ahead of tuesday's protests. and protesters were not cut off from the internet. a slight the escalation in a cycle of violence that has claimed around 60 lives in the past three months. the u.n. security council has said it may soon take up the issue. >> we are very concerned about the violence used against peaceful demonstrators. we have taken notice of hamdok's resignation. but we still would, and continue to encourage the military and the civilian leaders of sudan to get together and to find a way forward. reporter: the civilian prime minister stepped down because he said he was unable to bring people together to agree a path forward. it still remains unclear who will. host: police in kazakhstan have used teargas and stun grenades at protesters

. >> hill: finally tonight, late word that sudan's civilian prime minister, abdalla hamdok, has resigned, hamdok said he is stepping down less than two months after being reinstated as part of a political agreement with the military. newshour will have more on this story online and tomorrow. that's all for this edition of“ pbs newshour weekend.” for the latest news updates visit pbs.org/newshour. i'm michael ll. thanks for watching. stayealthy and have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: sue and edgar wachenheim iii. bernard and denise schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the anderson family fund. the estate of worthington mayo-smith. leonard and norma klorfine. the rosalind p. walter foundation. koo and patricia yuen, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. barbara hope zuckerberg. we try to live in the moment, to not miss what's right in front of us. at mutual of america, we believe taking care of tomorrow can help you make the most of today. mu

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last year, with protesters given fresh impetus by the resignation of the civilian prime minister abdalla hamdokresponded with violence towards those on the streets. medical organisations estimate that since protests began, dozens have been killed and hundreds wounded. our deputy africa editor anne soy has more. a march to the seat of power. disrupted yet again violently. but sudan's pro—democracy demonstrators remain resolute, even in the face of death. this man lost his 17—year—old brother in protests, which erupted to oppose the military coup last october. like many protesters, he blames military generals for the violence on the ground. translation: commander of the uniformed forces and any violence against the protesters is on his hands. i against the protesters is on his hands. . .. , against the protesters is on his hands. ., .. , ., ~ , hands. i accuse him of killing my brother. translation: we will not stop rallying — translation: we will not stop rallying and if anyone is killed, five others will rally and even if we all — five others will rally and even if we all get — five others will

the protests come two days after the resignation of prime minister abdalla hamdok. 56 people have diedman for his alleged involvement in the assassination of haitian presidentjovenel moise. an american law enforcement official said the man is a former member of the colombian military who haitian authorities say was part of a mercenary group that assassinated moise injuly. the suspect will make an initial court appearance on tuesday. drivers in virginia were left stranded in their vehicles overnight as the authorities worked to reopen an icy stretch of interstate 95 after it closed after a storm blanketed the us region in snow. social media was flooded with posts from desperate drivers trapped in their cars. the fast—moving storm forced the closure of federal offices and schools, grounded airplanes and knocked out electrical power for thousands of residents. elizabeth holmes was the youngest female tech billionaire in history. her start—up, theranos, was seen as a revolution in healthcare. now she faces decades in prison after a usjury found her guilty of conspiring to defraud investors

sudan's prime minister abdalla hamdok has announced his resignation — less than two months after beinges after another day of protest against the country's military rule — sudanese forces fired tear gas at tens of thousands of protesters in the capital khartoum and shot dead two people in the city of omdurman. thousands of people in amsterdam have been protesting against the dutch government's coronavirus lockdown measures. riot police were used to break up the gathering. the netherlands went into a sudden lockdown on december 19th with the government ordering the closure of all but essential shops as well as restaurants, hairdressers and gyms. 20 conservative mps and peers have called on the prime minister to tackle the spiralling cost of living. five ex—ministers are among those who have written to the sunday telegraph arguing for a cut in environmental levies and the removal of energy taxes. their call follows big rises in wholesale gas prices. the government says it is meeting suppliers and the regulator regularly to work out how to help consumers. denmark says it hopes to end the

faces an uncertain political future following the resignation of its civilian prime minister, abdalla hamdoknly been back in office for six weeks, after being ousted in a military coup in october. in a televised address, mr hamdok said that, without a new roundtable process to revive the country's transition to democracy, sudan risked sliding into disaster. it really complicates the political situation right now in sudan. the crisis depends, many people had seen this new deal that the prime minister had signed with the military following this coup as a way of trying to legitimise the continue staying power of the military, and now with the exit they see this as confirmation that the military does not want to see power in sudan, and therefore in the last few hours protesters have been taken to the streets again, calling for a return to civilian rule, and this really complicates the situation. the protesters are going to continue with their demands for civilian rule. the conservationist richard leakey, who's died at the age of 77. this discoveries were crucial and he took a stand against the i

sudan's civilian prime minister abdalla hamdok stepped down sunday, warning sudan's military leaders are blocking the transition to a fully civilian government. hamdok was deposed in an october 25 military coup and then restored to power in november. his resignation on sunday came as sudanese soldiers killed three people protesting for an end to military rule, pushing the death toll in the protests to at least 57. the protesters are hoping to topple sudan's military dictatorship just as they forced long-time ruler omar al-bashir from power in 2019. >> the international community used to support omar al-bashir in his final days and wasn't expected the people in the street would escalate and that protest would turn to a popular revolution. in the end, succumbed. the internationa community's role comes after people in the street -- the international community does not have the final say. amy: in hong kong, the independent media outlet citizen news is shuttering this week, citing safety concerns, days after authorities raided another independent news organization, stand news, and arreste

the demonstration came four days after abdalla hamdok resigned as sudan's prime minister.sed in a military coup on october 25 and then restored to power in november by the military because of public outcry. protesters have been demanding civilian rule in sudan for years. in 2019, mass mobilizations led to the toppling of sudan's longtime strongman omar al-bashir. a joint military-civilian governincouncil wathen formed but the military coup in october ended what was supposed to be a trsition to civilian rule. according to the central committee of sudanese doctors, at least 60 people have been killed by security forces since the coup in october. we go now to khartoum, where we are joined by the sudanese activist marine alneel. ♪♪ [music break] marine, looking back. can you talk about what is happening in the streets, the latest killing by security forces? close thank you [discernibl closwe have we have -- protests scheduled by the month. we had every december and on january. these have bee -- military forces, police forces, and other armed forces. protesrs are fangeargas, ru

it followed prime minister abdalla hamdok's resignation on sunday. >> today aft hamdok's resignationming the need for all parties to move forward despite the repression. they are facing off against the state and, as you can hear, the gas bombs being fired at those on the frontlines who are facing this abuse for the sake of a free, peaceful and just state. stephanie: security forces have killed nearly 60 protesters and wounded hundreds more since the coup. record numbers of migrants braved the english channel in small boats last year, crossing from france to england. reports say that more than 28,000 people made the dangerous journey. that is triple the previous year's total. back in this country: a congressional committee is asking fox news host sean hannity for information related to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. the statement did nogive any specifics. we'll return to january 6th, after the news summary. in economic news, the u.s. labor department reported a record 4.5 million americans quit their jobs in november, mostly to take better jobs. meanwhile, manufacturing h

that came a day after prime minister abdalla hamdok stepped down. protests have continued since a military coup last october, and troops killed two more demonstrators on sunday. nearly 60 have died overall. inouth africa, the fire that destroyed part of the historic parliament complex flared up again today. flames appeared on the building's roof in the center of cape town. officials are investigating the fire, but have arrested and charged one man with arson. back in this country, search teams in colorado are still looking for two people missing from last week's wildfire disaster. a wind-fueled inferno burned nearly 1,000 homes and other buildings between denver and boulder. the cause of the fire remains unknown. jurors in the elizabeth holmes fraud trial reported today they are deadlocked on three of 11 counts. the presiding federal judge urged them to try again. holmes is the former c.e.o. of theranos, accused of falsely claiming that her company had a breakthrough blood-testing technology. and, wall street started the new year on a high note: the

these latest protests are two days after the resignation of sudan's civilian prime minister abdalla hamdoko be trying of the military position? t“te: military seems to be trying to of the military position? t'te: military seems to be trying to stay in power but it is not willing to relinquish power and handed over to a civilian government in sudan, despite protests in the sudan. and october, when the military allows overthrowing the government or the civilian led government of former prime minister. find civilian led government of former prime minister.— prime minister. and in terms of external pressure, _ prime minister. and in terms of external pressure, western - prime minister. and in terms of - external pressure, western countries issuing warnings to the military, but as the west willing to influence what happens inside the sudan? the west has what happens inside the sudan? t“te: west has already cut international aid to sudan. is also the most relinquish power and that seems to be falling on deaf ears in the military doesn't want to hand over power to a few civilian led governments in