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African Union suspends Sudan over violence

By Reuters
08 June 2019   |   8:33 am
The African Union (AU) on Thursday suspended Sudan until there was a civilian rule, intensifying global pressure on its new military leaders to stand down after the worst violence since Omar al-Bashir's fall in April

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