Sudan paramilitary chief faults politicians over failed coup

Sudan's Interior Minister Ezz el-Din al-Sheikh Mansour.

Sudan's Interior Minister Ezz el-Din al-Sheikh Mansour attends a cabinet meeting in the capital Khartoum on September 21, 2021. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Sudan's fragile transitional government said it foiled an attempted coup Tuesday involving military officers and civilians linked to the ousted regime of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
  • Under an August 2019 power-sharing deal, Sudan is ruled by a sovereign council of civilian and military representatives tasked with overseeing a transition to full civilian rule.