Sudan shuts internet, imposes lockdown on coup anniversary

Protestors in Sudan

Sudanese protesters chant slogans as they march in Omdourman the capital Khartoum’s twin city on October 21, 2022. Sudanese security forces on October 25, 2022 imposed a tight cover of the capital Khartoum as the country marks a year since the coup that toppled the transitional government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. PHOTO | AFP

Sudanese authorities on Tuesday cut internet service and imposed a tight cover of the capital Khartoum as the country marks a year since the coup that toppled the transitional government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.

Processions against military rule were expected as has been the case every week since October 25 last year.