African summit gives Sudan military three months to implement reforms
The decision extends a 15-day deadline set by the AU last week for Sudan’s Transitional Military Council to hand over power to civilians or to be suspended from the grouping
Cairo — African leaders meeting in Cairo on Tuesday agreed to give Sudan’s governing military council three months to implement democratic reforms, Egypt said on Tuesday, amid pressure for a quick handover of power to civilians. The decision extends a 15-day deadline set by the AU last week for Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) to hand over power to civilians or to be suspended from the grouping. The TMC took over after president Omar al-Bashir was ousted on April 11. Any suspension of Sudan’s AU membership could affect the TMC’s efforts to win international recognition as the country’s legitimate governors during an interim period of up to two years, and thus delay any aid to the country that has been trying to cope with a dire economic crisis. The TMC has been under pressure from demonstrators to hand power rapidly to civilians since the military ousted Bashir following months of protests against his 30 years in office. Speaking at the end of a summit attended by several...
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