CAIRO - Sudan’s sate-run news agency says a parliamentary committee tasked with amending the constitution to allow President Omar al-Bashir to run for another term has abruptly cancelled its meeting. SUNA says the meeting was scheduled for Sunday but has been postponed for “emergency reasons.” It says a new date will be announced later. Sudan has been rocked by a wave of protests since December calling on al-Bashir, who seized power in a 1989 military coup, to step down. Activists say at least 57 people have been killed, but the government tally stands at 30. Al-Bashir has vowed to run for another term, saying the country can only change leadership through elections.

Source: thestar February 17, 2019 10:30 UTC