Lobbies demand AU suspends Sudan from forums until civilian rule is restored

A road barricade is set on fire during what the information ministry calls a military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, on October 25, 2021. [Reuters]

Lobby groups and human rights defenders have said the unconstitutional change of government that was perpetrated in Sudan has had a long build-up, whose signs include the failed coup of September 21, 2021.