Most universities in Sudan will resume work in the next few weeks out of concern for the effect the latest closures are having on students, but professors and students say they will continue to protest against army interference in the country’s transition to democracy.
Higher education institutions across Sudan stopped work in the wake of a coup on October 25, when Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s forces overthrew the civilian government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. The two parties agreed on November 21 that Hamdok would be reinstated until elections can be held in July 2023, but protests have continued. (See a related article, “Sudanese Academics Join Protests of the Overthrow of Civilian Rule”.)
Earlier protests against the army’s actions led to injuries and deaths as security forces and anti-coup protesters clashed.
Sudan’s Central Committee of Doctors said 44 civilians had been killed in the protests, including at least five students.