This archive report was first published on 29 June 2019.
Published on June 29, 2019, Sudan's ruling military council has issued a stern warning to a coalition of protest and opposition groups ahead of a planned protest march in Khartoum.
The Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition has called for a million people to take to the streets of the capital to press its demands for the military council to cede power to civilians.
Direct talks between the council and the FFC stalled and then collapsed altogether when security forces stormed a protest sit-in in central Khartoum on June 3, killing dozens.
Mediators led by the African Union (AU) and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have since been trying to broker a return to direct talks between the two sides.
On Friday, the military council said a proposal submitted by the AU and Ethiopia received on June 27 was suitable for the resumption of talks with the opposition.
Separately on Saturday, the Sudanese Professionals' Association (SPA) said the head of a teachers' committee and a leading member of the FFC had been detained.
The military council did not immediately comment on the detentions.
