Sudan's Military Leader Calls For UN Support

Sudan’s military leader Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has called for the United Nations to support the transitional government. <br />Gen Burhan met the UN special representative to the country, Volker Perthes, who said that despite welcoming the deal for a return to constitutional order, other critical steps need to follow without elaborating. <br />Gen Burhan says he will co-operate with reinstated civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and support the transitional government he forms until elections are held. <br />The UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki have urged the public to support the deal for the return to a peaceful democracy.