Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum.

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum.

According to reports, thousands marched against a recent deal he had done to share power with the army, who staged a coup in October. While chanting power to the people, protesters called for a return to full civilian rule, but military forces staged another violent crackdown, leaving two people dead.

Hamdok’s decision to quit leaves the army in full control. This is another blow to Sudan’s attempts at a transition to democratic rule after a popular uprising led to the overthrow of Sudan’s long-term authoritarian President Omar al-Bashir in 2019. Coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has defended last October’s coup, saying the army had acted to prevent a civil war that was threatening to erupt.