Sudan internet cuts complicate civil disobedience campaign against coup

FILE PHOTO: Protesters carry a banner and national flags as they march against the Sudanese military's recent seizure of power and ousting of the civilian government, in the streets of the capital Khartoum, Sudan October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin/File Photo

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudanese pro-democracy groups launched two days of civil disobedience and strikes on Sunday in protest against last month's military coup, though participation appeared to be limited by interruptions to internet and phone connections.

In a sign of the potential for the coup to unravel efforts to end decades of internal conflict, armed rebel factions that signed a peace deal last year rejected the coup and called for the ending of a state of emergency.