Kenya Airways Suspends Flights To Sudan After Unrest

Kenya Airways. [PHOTO/ COURTESY]

Kenya Airways has suspended flights to and from Khartoum following violent protests in Sudan that have left almost 30 people dead.

Sudanese security forces attacked a pro-democracy protest camp outside military headquarters in the nation’s capital.

Demonstrators have argued that the former regime of President Omar al-Bashir, who was overthrown by the military in April after months of protests, is so deeply entrenched that a transition of at least three years is needed to dismantle his political network and allow fair elections.

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The Transitional Military Council (TMC) has governed the country since the coup and negotiators for the pro-democracy movement had also agreed on the structure of a new administration.

The country has face unrest for the past nine years. Ousted president Omar Al Bashir was incarcerated as a result.

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