Sudan Coup Leaders Shrug Off Global Pressure in Wave of Arrests
- Government ministers said to be among those detained Wednesday
- African Union, World Bank latest to take action after takeover
Sudanese anti-coup protesters use bricks to barricade a street in the capital Khartoum on Oct. 27, 2021.
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Sudan’s army launched a new wave of arrests of opponents to Monday’s coup, activists said, shrugging off African Union and World Bank suspensions and pressure from the U.S. as it looked to consolidate control.
Cities countrywide were rocked by protests, strikes and civil disobedience on Wednesday, as Sudanese challenged the military’s seizure of power, a step that’s thrown the North African nation’s democratic transition into chaos two years after long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir was ousted. At least 12 people have been killed and 150 injured in the unrest, doctors say.