Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is under house arrest in what appears to be a military coup, according to local TV reports.
Party leaders and additional government officials have been detained as the internet in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, has been disrupted, according to journalists and activists on the ground. Sudan’s international airport has been closed.
The apparent coup attempt comes a day after Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman concluded two days of meetings in Sudan to underscore U.S. support for Sudanese democracy.