Sudan’s prime minister resigns after weeks of pro-democracy protests

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Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced late Sunday he was stepping down, saying he had failed to prevent the political upheaval that has roiled the North African nation since a military coup two months ago. “I have decided to announce my resignation and make way for others,” Hamdok said live on state television, a move that comes after weeks of bloody protests against the transitional civilian-military government he co-leads. The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD), which is aligned with the anti-military movement, said on Sunday that two more people had been killed by secur…

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