TheAfrican
Union’s Peace and Security Councilhas suspended Sudan as
there isno
civilian rule established in the country.The decision was
taken atAU’s peace
and Security Council meetingin Ethiopia’s capitalAddis Ababa.
This move by AU intensifies global pressure on
Sudan’s new military leaders to stand down after witnessing worst violence
sinceBashir’s
fall.
AU said Sudan will be suspended until power was
transferred to a civilian-led authority in the country. It also demanded to
resolvean
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 achievegreater unity, cohesion, and
solidaritybetween the African countries and African
nations
