SUDAN: group of officials from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union has urged Sudanese authorities to lift the state of emergency.

The delegation called for immediate progress toward a civilian transitional government in a statement issued after a visit to Khartoum on Friday. The UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, the African Union, and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development are facilitating the Sudanese-led political process.

The group reportedly expressed concern over the rapid deterioration of the Sudanese economy and the enormous hardships that the Sudanese people face. During this trying time, they promised to continue providing humanitarian aid and other sorts of direct help to the Sudanese.

According to the statement, they emphasised that international financial support for the Sudanese government, including debt relief, could only come after the establishment of a credible civilian government, warning that Sudan would otherwise risk losing billions of dollars in World Bank development assistance and IMF debt relief.

Sudan has been in a political crisis since Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, announced a state of emergency and dissolved the Sovereign Council and government on October 25, 2021.

Protests in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, and other cities have continued since then, calling for the restoration of civilian authority.

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