Sudan's PM Abdalla Hamdok resigns amid protests and political deadlock following October military coup
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned, less than two months after being reinstated as part of an political agreement with the military.
"I have tried my best to stop the country from sliding towards disaster," he said, addressing the nation. Thousands had taken to the streets in capital Khartoum and other cities across the country to denounce the October takeover, and a subsequent deal that reinstated the prime minister but sidelined the pro-democracy movement.The October military takeover upended a fragile planned transition to democratic rule following a popular uprising that forced the military's overthrow of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir and his government in April 2019.