One protester killed as thousands of Sudanese rally on coup anniversary

Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the street in the largest demonstrations since January’s mass marches to mark the first anniversary of a coup that prevented the country’s transition to democracy.

Government forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters as they marched towards the presidential palace in Khartoum and in Omdurman across the Nile.

The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors also reported that one person was killed in Omdurman when they were run over by a truck belonging to security forces.

Since the army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, seized power there have been near-weekly anti-coup marches.

The security forces have been accused of killing more than 100 protesters in the past year.

Already one of the world’s poorest countries, Sudan has plunged into a worsening economic crisis. The military takeover prompted foreign donors to cut off assistance and the Sudanese economy has been in turmoil.

Meanwhile the United States, Britain, European Union and other Western countries said they “stand ready to help Sudan unlock its economic potential after a return to a credible civilian transition”.