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Sudan’s top general, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, promised to hold elections in a speech on Friday following nationwide protests against military rule which saw at least five people killed and hundreds injured earlier this week. Burhan, who led Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council beginning in 2019, deposed the country’s civilian prime minister, Abdulla Hamdok, in a coup last October. Hamdok was later reinstated following widespread anti-coup demonstrations and international pressure but protests have continued, demanding an end to military rule in Sudan. Burhan said in his speech that he was c…