South Sudan President, Salva Kiir, has criticized the recent coup attempt in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.
President Kiir requested Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to bring individuals behind the overthrow strategy accountable in a press statement seen by The EastAfrican on Thursday.
“On Tuesday morning, the government of South Sudan got tragic news of a military effort against the Transitional Government of Sudan conducted by rogue elements in the Sudanese military.
The statement continues, “We consider this to be a clear attack on the work of cementing peace in our sisterly country, and we strongly condemn the failed attempt.”
President Kiir then urged Sudanese authorities to hold those involved accountable.
“We reiterate our unequivocal opposition to the use of military force to undermine people’s authority and the Transitional Government’s leadership.
“Such shortcuts aimed at blackmailing Sudan’s democratic political transition should not be permitted to derail the Sudanese people’s efforts,” Kiir continued.
This declaration comes in the wake of a failed coup attempt in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday.
According to Sudan’s military spokesperson Mohamed al-Faki Suleiman, at least forty army officers have been arrested.
Sudan is currently governed by a transitional administration made up of civilian and military members, which was created following Bashir’s fall in April 2019 and is in charge of monitoring a restoration to full civilian control.
The delicate transition has been overshadowed by deep political conflicts and severe economic issues inherited from the Bashir government.
The administration has implemented a series of harsh economic reforms in recent months in order to qualify for debt relief from the International Monetary Fund.
Many Sudanese considered the measures, which included reducing subsidies and a managed float of the Sudanese pound, to be excessively harsh.
Anti-government protests have erupted on a sporadic basis.