The military takeover derailed a fragile transition to civilian rule that had been established following the 2019 ouster of president Omar al-Bashir.
Sudan on Wednesday began UN-facilitated direct talks between rival factions hoped to resolve a political crisis sparked by last year's coup, but with a critical civilian bloc refusing to participate.
The UN, African Union and regional bloc IGAD have since March been pushing for Sudanese-led talks to break the political stalemate. But Sudan's main civilian bloc, the Forces for Freedom and Change , which was ousted from power in the coup, as well as the influential Umma party have refused to take part.
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