Days after the military ousted the transitional government and took over power in Sudan, the African Union Commission announced the suspension of Khartoum from the union.
The country’s military had sacked its transitional government and took power in a coup led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
The suspension was announced on Wednesday by the political affairs, peace and security department of the African Union Commission in a tweet.
The military arrested some members of Sudan’s transitional government and other civilian leaders who were supposed to oversee a return to full civilian rule.
The government was installed after Omar al-Bashir was ousted in April 2019.
According to the AU, the suspension will be in place until the transitional government is restored.
The union also called for the release of all the civilian leaders being detained by the military.
“AUPSC decides to suspend the participation of the Republic of Sudan in all AU activities until the effective restoration of the civilian-led Transitional Authority; Welcomes the release of the PM; Calls for the immediate release of the ministers & civilian officials in detention,” the tweet read.
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