Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has declared a national state of emergency, dismissed the federal government and sacked all state governors. Bashir made the announcement in a TV address to the nation, but later appointed members of the security forces as replacement governors. Earlier, Sudan's National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS) said that Bashir would be stepping down. "I announce imposing a state of emergency across the country for one year," he said. Hours after the announcement, Bashir issued two presidential decrees appointing army and security officers to govern the country's 18 provinces.

Source: The Star February 23, 2019 04:52 UTC