CAIRO — Sudanese protesters on Monday welcomed the “positive steps” taken by the ruling military council, which held talks with opposition leaders over the weekend and released some political prisoners. Demonstrators fear that the army, dominated by al-Bashir appointees, will cling to power or select one of its own to succeed him. The African Union meanwhile gave Sudan’s military 15 days to hand over power to a “civilian-led political authority” or face suspension from the union’s activities. Some protesters are then seen in the footage sitting down on the ground in front of the soldiers, who subsequently move away. Since his ouster, al-Bashir — president for nearly 30 years — has been under house arrest in Khartoum.

Source: National Post April 15, 2019 09:37 UTC