Sudan’s military and civilian leaders reached a deal to reinstate Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who was deposed in a coup last month.
According to the deal, signed Sunday, the military will also release government officials and politicians arrested since the Oct. 25 coup.
The country’s top general, Abdel Fattah Burhan, said in televised statements that Hamdok will lead an independent technocratic Cabinet until elections can be held.
It remains unclear how much power the government would hold. It would still remain under military oversight.
The coup, more than two years after a popular uprising forced the removal of longtime autocrat Omar Al-Bashir and his Islamist government, has drawn international criticism.
Sudanese have been taking to the streets in masses since the military takeover, which upended the country’s fragile transition to democracy.
The agreement comes just days after doctors said at least 15 people were killed by live fire during anti-coup demonstrations. Hamdok has been held under house arrest by military leaders for weeks.—AP
