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Sudan Military Coup: Army chief defends coup while protests continue for second day

In Sudan, where the top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has again defended the military coup, claiming he ousted the government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to prevent a civil war. But anger on the streets of Sudan remains as anti-coup protestors have been demonstrating for a second day amid violent clashes. Sudan is undergoing a transition to democracy, with a joint military-civilian administration steering the country towards general elections in 2023. Francis Collings reports.

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