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U.S. envoy to travel to Sudan next week after attempted coup (Reuters)

Post by sarcasm » 25 Sep 2021, 10:50

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will visit Sudan next week to reaffirm American support for the country's government days after Sudanese authorities said they had thwarted an attempted coup, the White House said Friday.

In a phone call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, national security adviser Jake Sullivan "expressed the Biden administration’s commitment to support the civilian-led transition to democracy in Sudan and oppose any attempts to derail or disrupt the will of the Sudanese people," the White House National Security Council said in a statement.

Sudanese authorities said they had foiled an attempted coup on Tuesday, accusing plotters loyal to ousted President Omar al-Bashir of a failed bid to derail the revolution that removed him from power in 2019 and ushered in a transition to democracy.

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