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Midday round up

Good afternoon, 

Here's your midday round-up of the latest developments coming out of Sudan as protests enter their fourth day. 

- Large parts of the country remain without the internet after Burhan's military government shut down access after the coup. 

- Sources inside Sudan confirm that large protests continue to take place across the country in preparation for the million man march set to take place on 30 October. 

- Sudan's Foreign Minister urged other ambassadors to follow their colleagues who openly criticised the coup following Burhan's dismissal of several diplomats for opposing his takeover. 

- International condemnation continues against the coup as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken confirms he had spoken to his Sudanese counterpart Mariam Sadiq al-Mahdi. 

- A source has told Reuters that Abdallah Hamdok has vowed to continue supporting the transition to democratic rule after being placed under house arrest.