April 25, 2019
BBC News Africa


[image: Sudanese demonstrators gather in front of military headquarters
during a demonstration after The Sudanese Professionals Association's (SPA)
call, demanding a civilian transition government, in Khartoum, Sudan on 22
April 2019.]Image copyrightANADOLU AGENCYImage captionProtesters are
keeping up their campaign in Sudan

Three of the most controversial figures of Sudan's ruling Transitional
Military Council have offered their resignations - one of the key demands
of the protest movement.

The three generals were seen as staunch Islamists and allies of deposed
President Omar al-Bashir.

It follows talks between the military council and protest leaders.

A "million-strong march for civilian rule" has been called later to
maintain the pressure for democratic reform.

Thousands of protesters have arrived in the capital, Khartoum, by train
from various cities to take part in the event.

"What we are hoping to do today is to continue our peaceful resistance,"
said Dr Sara Abdelgalil, of the Sudanese Professionals Association, the
main group behind the protests.

She told the BBC: "Regime members and the NCP [the ousted president's
party] are trying to show themselves as being legitimate to continue ruling
the transitional period."

Protest leaders have been calling on the Transitional Military Council to
hand over to a civilian administration.

At a press conference on Wednesday, military spokesman Lt-Gen Shamseddine
Kabbashi said the two sides had reached agreement on most of the demands,
and that they decided to set up a joint committee to bridge their
differences.

The three generals stepping down are Omar Zain al-Abideen, Jalal al-Deen
al-Sheikh and Al-Tayeb Babakr Ali Fadeel.
Media captionSudan protests: The women driving change









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