AISHA MUSA OF SUDAN'S RULING COUNCIL QUITS, SAYING CIVILIANS ARE BEING IGNORED

One of only two women on Sudan's ruling Sovereignty Council said on Saturday she had resigned, accusing the military-dominated transitional government of ignoring civilian voices. The 14-member military-civilian council was set up along with a cabinet of technocrats to steer Sudan through a transition after the army toppled long-serving autocrat Omar al-Bashir in 2019 following months of popular protests. "The civilian component in the sovereign (council) and at all levels of government has become just a logistical executive body that does not participate in decision-making," Aisha Musa said in a video statement carried by the state news agency SUNA. Click here to learn more.