o authoritarian rule, that is something that the most sudanese -- amy: we see army general abdel fattah burhan and the alsup prime minister is being held "at my residence for his own safety." if you can tell us who burhan is, if he is significant as an individual and what his ties personally might be? >> he has been part of the military apparatus for some time . he had been involved in the war in darfur. he was part of the militar that -- with the bringing down of bashir in 2019. i think it is important to understand the situati of the military apparatus itself. you have the army, the official army. any also have the rapid support forces. rapid support forces was a militia that was made official. these are two components of the military apparatus, not necessarily like each other, but are in partnership and come together to be part of the living sovereignty cnsel. a delicate dance, you would say. the army and the rapid support forces -- with the changing of the government [indiscernible] he will be interesting to see how this relationship is out. amy: thank you for being with us -- last questio

the head of the ruling council, general abdel fattah al—burhan, has said elections will take place in most members of the government and other civilian leaders. our senior africa correspondent anne soy is in neighbouring kenya. she said it is difficult to get a clear picture of what's happening in sudan. it is not easy but we have seen some of the images that have been posted online, presumably by sudanese who are monitoring the situation and have means to send that information out. hundreds of thousands... you know, many people coming out in large numbers on the streets of sudan to what they call resist a military takeover of government. there have been calls in mosques, because apart from internet shutdowns, they have been experiencing shutdowns of mobile networks, and therefore, they have been using mosques to mobilise people to come out in the streets, pro—democracy demonstrators, to resist attempts by the military to take over power. in the last hour, the general abdel fattah al—burhan, he is the head of the ruling council, has spoken and he has said he has dissolved the body tha

general abdel-fattah burhan said officials in the deposed government could face trial for fomenting discontentrying to incite rebellion in the army. >> this issue reached a deadlock , and the armed forces had a clear choice, so we took the decision to return back to the popular revolution its luster and laurel and the possibility of achieving their hopes. we want to continue achieving the demands of the people, and achieving the state of freedom, peace, and justice. this issue reached a deadlock and the armed forces had a clear choice. vanessa: meanwhile the ousted , prime minister has been allowed to go home, under heavy security. meanwhile, protesters returned to the streets of khartoum today to demonstrate against the takeover. several people were killed yesterday in clashes with security forces. state media in iran say a cyberattack closed gas stations across the country today. fuel pumps were turned off as frustrated drivers waited in long lines for stations to reopen. the disruption affected those trying to use smart cards to buy cheaper, subsidized fuel. there was no word on who might h

speaking on state television, lieutenant general abdel fattah al—burhan said elections would be helds, on the streets of sudan to what they call resist a military takeover of government. there have been calls in mosques, because apart from jeanette shutdowns, they are also spirited and a shutdown of mobile networks, and a shutdown of mobile networks, and therefore they have been using mosques to mobilise people to come out in the streets, pro—democracy demonstrators, to resist attempts by the military to take over power. in the military to take over power. in the last hour, the general abdel fattah al—burhan has spoken, and he has said that he has dissolved that body that he heads as well as government, which is civilian lead. the military arrested the prime minister abdalla hamdok. they are holding him and his wife and an undisclosed location. they also arrested several cabinet members and the civilian member of the sovereign counsel. there is indeed so much tension, peoplejust try counsel. there is indeed so much tension, people just try to make sense of what has happened. a statem

burhan personally. he killed our brother and continues to destabilize the security of the sudanese people. nick: on monday, general abdel fattahl-burhan, the nation's top general, deposed the transitional government that he led with prime minister abdalla hamdok just weeks before burhan was supposed to step down. at first, general burhan detained hamdok himself. gen. al-burhan: the prime minister was in his house. however, we were afraid that he'd be in danger, so he has been placed with me at my home. nick: the transitional government and a new constitution was the negotiated settlement of the 2019 overthrow of longtime autocratic leader and accused war criminal omar al-bashir. military and civilian leaders led the country together, and were supposed to transition to the first sudanese democracy in three decades. that transition has been replaced with soldiers on patrol. the military even cut off the internet. so i spoke with activist muzan alneel by phone. muzan: a total state of civil disobedience is ongoing in the country. the whole country is shut down by protesters right now. nick: shops are shuttered, after protesters c

general abdel fattah al burhan has spoken to journalists, 2a hours after he dissolved the civilian governmentnister. here's what else he said. translation: the prime minister was staying at his home, but we were afraid he would be harmed. he is now staying with me at my home. we were sitting together yesterday evening and he is carrying on with his life normally. he will return home when the crisis is over and all threats are gone. but for now he is staying with me at my home. on monday the general announced the end of a power—sharing deal with civilian leaders, who'd been leading sudan's democratic transition since the ousting of omar al bashir in 2019. thousands took to the streets to demand a return to civilian rule. protesters burned tyres and blocking roads. we're told ten people died when soldiers opened fire. despite the unrest, the protests continued for a second day. this was khartoum earlier. as you can see, it's quieter. shops are closed. phone and internet lines are severely disrupted. central bank staff have reportedly gone on strike, and across the country doctors are said to be

in a televised address today, the military's top general, abdel fattah al-burhan, declared a state of emergency. he said a new government would lead the country until elections in 2023. >> ( translated ): let's all work to improve people's lives and ensure their safety and security, and to create the suitable environment for political parties in order to reach a specified date for elections. >> reporter: in a facebook post earlier today, sudan's information ministry said military forces pressured prime minister abdalla hamdok to release a “pro-coup statement”. when he refused, the ministry said hamdok was moved to an unknown location. soon after, the ministry announced internet connections had been cut from the country's mobile phone networks. in a statement today, u.n. secretary general antÓnio guterres condemned the “ongoing military coup d'État... and all actions that could jeopardize sudan's political transition and stability.” in 2019, after months of protests, thousands celebrated the overthrow of sudan's longtime autocratic leader and accused war criminal omar al- bashir. milit

general abdel fattah al—burhan has declared a state of emergency and blamed political infighting fory. they call the coup a betrayal. translation: we re'ect it completely. i we have to go back to the constitutional document. the government should be handed to civilians, and you should free all those detained and bring them back to those positions. burhan should submit his resignation. they mobilised in neighbourhoods, huge crowds turned up even with the internet and phone lines shut down. the state media played patriotic songs today. breaking only two bring this announcement... translation: first, the state of emergency is declared i all over the country. second, the country remains committed to the constitutional declaration of the interim period in 2019. and the agreement in south sudan that was signed in october 2020. but pro—democracy protesters reject the call. some have questioned how a military that has dissolved transitional institutions can still claim to remain committed to democracy. many are concerned about what happens now. you are about to see a full civilian democracy

so, in charge now is this man, general abdel fattah al—burhan.get the analysis from our senior africa correspondent anne soy, who is in nairobi in neighbouring kenya. according to the statement from the general, he said that he would form a new government made up of technocrats, a legislative council will also be appointed next month. and he says that he will stay on course towards a transition to democracy, so it is not clear whether he's coming out with completely different outfit and on what basis that would be. and it's unclear if the military have completely set aside the deal that was signed in 2019 after the long serving al—bashir was toppled. there has been worldwide condemnation of the coup. the african union has called for the immediate resumption of dialogue between the military and civilians. both the us and the un have expressed alarm at the events, and this is a representative from the eu. the eu is very concerned about sudan's military forces reportedly putting prime minister hamdok under house arrest, and as well as detaining othe

the head of the ruling council, general abdel fattah al—burhan, has said elections will take place in pro—democracy demonstrators, to resist attempts by the military to take over power. in the last hour the general abdel fattah al—burhan, head of the ruling council, has spoken and he has said he has dissolved the body that he leads, as well as the government, which is civilian led. earlier in the day, the military arrested the prime minister abdalla hamdok and his wife. they are holding him and his wife at a undisclosed location. they have arrested several cabinet members. indeed, there is so much tension now. people are trying to make sense of what has happened. a statement from the prime minister's office came earlier and warned against tearing into shreds the accord, the deal that has enabled the military and civilians to share power. and so we are waiting to see what happens. the united states has spoken. the embassy in sudan and has said those who are disrupting the road map to democracy must stand down. archaeologists have discovered the world s oldest known animal cave painting