Sudanese authorities began closing off roads and bridges in the capital from midnight on Tuesday, ahead of a planned million-strong march against last month’s military coup. The military announced the closure of four out of ten main bridges connecting the capital Khartoum to neighbouring cities Bahri and Omdurman, as the “resistance committees” called for a mass demonstration in the capital on Wednesday. Resistance committees were formed in towns and villages across Sudan in late 2018 and played a significant role in organising protests until former president Omar al-Bashir was ousted in April…

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