Days after one of the bloodiest crackdowns on protests against Sudan's military coup, the head of the army has announced the dissolution of the governing sovereign council to make way for a civilian leadership. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says the military will not participate in talks brokered by the UN and regional blocs, aimed at breaking the stalemate with the civilian opposition. However, Burhan has not specifed any dates, nor mentioned who would replace the army at the negotiating table.
Also in this edition, Malian traders breathe a sigh of relief following the lifting of sanctions by regional bloc ECOWAS. West African leaders had imposed a trade and financial embargo on Mali in January, after its military government unveiled a scheme to rule for five years. Finally, we take a look at the extensive African fashion on show at the UK's Victoria and Albert Museum.
