2018–19 Sudanese protests

Fighting in Sudan raged for a second day Sunday after battles between rival generals in control since their 2021 coup killed at least 56 civilians and wounded hundreds more people, sparking international alarm.

As Sudan's economic crisis drags on, grocer Hassan Omar keeps busy cleaning packaged food items that have been gathering dust for months as his dwindling customer base make fewer purchases.

"People can no longer afford to buy all their needs," Omar, 43, told AFP at his grocery store in the capital Khartoum.

We may have to wait for a new coup d’état. Perhaps, this time, it will be led by the Sudanese people

Sudan's top general was sworn in on Aug. 21 as the leader of a joint military-civilian body created to rule Sudan during a three-year transition period toward democratic elections.

Sudan's ex-president Omar al-Bashir was charged with corruption-related offenses on June 16, as he appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown and detained in April.

The head of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) announced on early June 4 that elections will be held within nine months to resolve the crisis since the ouster of former President Omar Al-Bashir. 

Turkey is "deeply concerned" about Sudanese security forces' deadly intervention June 3 against sit-in protests in Khartoum on June 3, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Sudanese protesters April 28 welcomed a breakthrough in talks with army rulers who agreed to form a joint civilian-military council, paving the way for a civilian administration as demanded by demonstrators.