Sudan coup: Ousted PM Hamdok returns home, officials say
By DW
28 October 2021 |
2:15 pm
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has returned home after being detained by General Abdel-Fattah Burhan. Germany has expressed its support for the civilian government.
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