"Along this road we will bring electricity to boost the region's growth." YOUTHHours later Bashir addressed another rally where he called on the country's young men and women to help develop the country. The statement came after Prime Minister Moutaz Mousa Abdallah on Saturday called the protest movement a "respectable youth movement" and said its voice should be heeded. Officials say 30 people have died in protest-related violence, while rights group Human Rights Watch says at least 51 have been killed. He and other senior Sudanese officials have repeatedly said that the government can be changed only through elections.

Source: Daily Nation February 03, 2019 11:48 UTC