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By Ron Howells • Published: 27 Oct 2021 • 10:34

Khartoum International Airport reopens after Sudan military coup.

Khartoum International Airport will reopen today, Wednesday, October 27, at 1400 GMT, the head of Sudanese civil aviation told Reuters. The airport has been closed since Monday, October 25, following the ousting of Sudan’s government by the military.

Monday’s coup brought a halt to Sudan’s transition to democracy and came just two years after a popular uprising toppled long-ruling Islamist autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

Sudan’s armed forces chief defended the military’s seizure of power, saying he had ousted the government to avoid civil war, protesters soon took to the streets to demonstrate against the takeover.

On Tuesday evening, the SPA said it had reports of attacks by coup forces on protesters’ sites in the capital Khartoum and other cities saying they had fired shots and attempted to break through barricades.

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Sudan had been ruled by the uneasy alliance between the military and civilian groups for a couple of years. However, on Monday, October 25, the military effectively took control, dissolving the power-sharing Sovereign Council and the transitional government, and temporarily detaining Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
Sudan’s top general, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said that the agreement with civilian members of the country’s transitional sovereign council “became a conflict” over the past two years, “threatening peace and unity” in Sudan. Several articles of the constitution have been suspended and state governors removed.
Multiple government ministers and officials were detained on Monday, and later returned to their residence on Tuesday, according to a military source and the Sudan Prime Minister’s Office.

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Ron actually started his working career as an Ophthalmic Technician- things changed when, during a band rehearsal, his amplifier blew up and he couldn’t get it fixed so he took a course at Birmingham University and ended up doing a degree course. He built up a chain of electronics stores and sold them as a franchise over 35 years ago. After five years touring the world Ron decided to move to Spain with his wife and son, a place they had visited over the years, and only bought the villa they live in because it has a guitar-shaped swimming pool!. Playing the guitar since the age of 7, he can often be seen, (and heard!) at beach bars and clubs along the length of the coast. He has always been interested in the news and constantly thrives to present his articles in an interesting and engaging way.

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