Sudan's PM announces resignation amid political deadlock
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Sudan's prime minister says he has resigned amid political deadlock following a military coup that derailed the country's fragile transition.
Abdalla Hamdok announced his resignation in a speech on Sunday.
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Sudanese security forces on Sunday violently dispersed pro-democracy protesters, killing at least two people, a medical group said. The demonstrations were the latest to protest a military coup that rattled the country's fragile transition to democracy.
Thousands had taken to the streets in 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.
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