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Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum. Thousands marched against a recent deal he had done to share power with the army, who staged a coup in October.

Many aren't surprised at the resignation as the country is in the middle of political deadlock. Widespread pro-democracy protests followed October's coup, with dozens of people paying with their lives for challenging the military. During the latest protests over the weekend at least two people were shot dead by the security forces during demonstrations in the city of Omdurman, while in Khartoum, the authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades at tens of thousands of protestors outside the presidential palace.聽聽

It is another blow to Sudan's fragile attempts at a transition to democratic rule after a popular uprising led to the overthrow of Sudan's long-term authoritarian President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

Kholood Khair, a partner at Insight Strategy Partners - a Sudanese聽"think-and-do-tank" - explains the implications of Hamdok's resignation for Sudan's pro-democracy movement and for relations with neighbouring countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

"There is no way for the generals to pretend this is a partnership any longer - it's very clearly a continuation of the coup."

Photo: Protesters march during a rally against military rule in Khartoum, Sudan December 30, 2021 Credit: Reuters

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