Sudan Military Reinstates Prime Minister, but Protests Continue

Sudan Military Reinstates Prime Minister, but Protests Continue
Sudan's Prime Minister in the transitional government Abdalla Hamdok speaks during a Reuters interview in Khartoum, Sudan on Aug. 24, 2019. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
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KHARTOUM—Sudan’s military reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday and promised to release all political detainees after weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a coup, although large crowds took to the streets to reject any deal involving the army.

Under an agreement signed with military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Hamdok, first appointed after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir in a 2019 uprising, will lead a civilian government of technocrats for a transitional period.