Sudan's military, civilian factions sign deal seeking to end crisis

Sudan's Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (second left) and paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (third left) lift documents alongside civilian leaders following the signing of an initial deal aimed at ending a deep crisis caused by last year's military coup, in the capital Khartoum on December 5, 2022. 

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What you need to know:

  • The past year has seen near-weekly protests and a crackdown that pro-democracy medics say has killed at least 121, a spiralling economic crisis and a rise in ethnic violence in several remote regions