The African
Union’s Peace and Security Council has suspended Sudan as
there is no
civilian rule established in the country. The decision was
taken at AU’s peace
and Security Council meeting in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa.
This move by AU intensifies global pressure on
Sudan’s new military leaders to stand down after witnessing worst violence
since Bashir’s
fall.
AU said Sudan will be suspended until power was
transferred to a civilian-led authority in the country. It also demanded to
resolve an
entrenched and bloody crisis.
The AU’s suspension followed the forceful
dispersal of the month-long sit-ins. The military action resulted in the death
of more than a hundred protesters.
African
Union:
AU
founded on: 26 May 2001
Launched
on: 9 July 2002
Chairman: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Political
centres: Addis Ababa,
Johannesburg
Member
states: 55
AU aims to achieve greater unity, cohesion, and
solidarity between the African countries and African
nations
