“I hereby announce my resignation as head of the Transitional Military Council,” Ibn Ouf said in an address to the nation, announcing he had chosen General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdulrahman to replace him. Call for aidThat was denied by Abdin who said the transitional military council, due to stay in power for two years, would “open dialogue with political parties”. “The role of the military council is to protect the security and stability of the country,” Abdin added. Protest leaders dismissed the transitional military council as the “same old faces” from a regime which led the country into multiple conflicts, worsening poverty and ever-widening social inequality. Washington urged the military council “to exercise restraint and to allow space for civilian participation within the government”.

Source: The Express Tribune April 12, 2019 21:22 UTC