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

al burhan is not just risking the entire democratic transition but he is also jeopardizing the completionf an incomplete peace process. >> if you don't mind, those moderate civilians who hoped this could be conducive to a general democracy in sudan, when they saw what happened, what they described as a betrayal by the army chief, do you think this could lead then to a more aggressive stance in the future? >> i believe that they are going to maintain peaceful tactics. however, my fear comes from the fact that the people are already out in the streets. they are adamantly against this coup d'etat. this could lead to some large head. -- this could lead to change. we are talking about a nationwide protest. i just pray to god that things won't go to this extent. >> the army is not a cohesive entity in sudan. you have the professional soldiers, those who were loyal to the al bashir. you have many considered an outsider. do you think that they can move forward united under burhan? >> the events of the last few weeks have been incredibly shortsighted. they are all based on very short-term interest

nick: on monday, general abdel fattah al-burhan, the nation's top general, deposed the transitional governmenthat 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 called for a nationwide strike. they have also filled the streets to denou

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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

general burhan had a lengthy military career under omar al bashir and many in sudan fear a return toudi arabia, the united arab emirates and egypt. sally nabil is in cairo, she gave me an update of the situation where she is a short while ago. egypt has been pretty cautious when it comes to reactions with sudan. the ministry of foreign affairs released a short statement saying it supports the stability of sudan and calls on all parties to be committed to self—restraint. it does not describe what happened as a coup and did not explain what it means by stability, does it mean siding with the army generals, or supporting the protesters who are calling for a democratic transition to civilian rule. and in fact, egypt is viewed in sudan as a strong supporter of the military leaders. that is what i heard from many sudanese people when i was there in khartoum after the former president bashir left power. it is viewed as a strong backer of the army generals. perhaps this is why the egyptian were cautious with the wording of the statement they issued yesterday. so they are just waiting to see

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

burhan declared a state of emergency, arresting sudan's prime minister, most of his cabinet, and civilian members of a governing council. the coup comes two years after mass protests toppled sudan's longtime leader omar al-bashir. news outlets are reporting at least 10 protesters have been shot dead during today's protests demanding an end to military rule. >> they fired stan grenades, then they fired live ammunition. two people died. i saw them with my own eyes. they came back twice and killed one more. it is the third one i saw. amy:: for the immediate release of the prime minister and other detainees. in washington, state department spokesperson ned price said the u.s. would suspend a $700 million emergency aid package for sudan. the coup occurred just a day after thu.s. speal envoy for the horn of africa, jeffrey feltman, was in khartoum where he met with both the head of sudan's military and the now detained sudanese prime minist. we'll have more on the coup in sudan later in the broadcast. moderna says that two, smaller-sized doses of its covid-19 produced a powerful immune response in kids enrolled in clinical trial and those as young as six years old. moderna hasn't yet publicly released its dat