; Whereas, on October 25, 2021, Lieutenant General Burhan, with the support of Hemedti seized control of the civilian-led transitional Government of Sudan through a coup, deployed the military to the streets of Khartoum and Omdurman, shut down the internet in Sudan, and detained Prime Minister Hamdok and civilian officials; Whereas the Sudanese people condemned the coup and launched a campaign of peaceful civil disobedience, continuing the protests for democracy that began in late 2018, and reflecting a historic tradition of non-violent protests led by previous generations in Sudan against previous military regime; Whereas, in response to public calls for a transition to democracy under civilian rule after October 25, 2021, Sudanese security forces arbitrarily detained civilians and used excessive and lethal force against peaceful protesters that resulted in civilian deaths across the country; Whereas the African Union Peace and Security Council condemned the coup, rejected the unconstitutional change of government, and on October 27, 2021, suspended Sudan from the Council until the civilian-led transitional government is restored; Whereas the United States condemned the coup and called for the full and immediate restoration of the transition to a democratic government under civilian rule; Whereas, on November 21, 2021, military leaders announced an agreement to reinstate Abdalla Hamdok as Prime Minister of Sudan, but Hamdok resigned in January after he was unable to constitute a civilian-led transition government; Whereas, on December 5, 2022, the Sudanese military announced a transition framework with a group of FFC leaders and some other Sudanese civilian leaders, and in such agreement promised to relinquish control of the government to civilian leaders