Sudan's PM's office says Hamdok is 'recognized executive authority'

Sudan's prime minister's office called on Tuesday for the release of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and others who are detained with him.

The office said that Hamdok remains "the executive authority recognized by the Sudanese people and the world," the office said on its Facebook page.

It added that there was no alternative other than protests, strikes and civil disobedience.