Some Sudanese political parties have praised Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok’s decision to resign, describing it as courageous; The Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition or SPLA-IO in Jonglei state has released 3 senior military officers who were arrested for trying to defect to the South Sudan People’s Defense Force in November last year; Some Sudanese leaders have expressed mixed views President Salva Kiir’s order prohibiting members of the security forces from participating in politics; And health officials in South Sudan have confirmed cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19.