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| FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, Sudanese protesters shout slogans as they march during a demonstration against the military council, in Khartoum, Sudan. |
The deal follows a lengthy period of unrest in Sudan, where eight months of protests have gripped the country
Sudan's
military council and protest leaders on Saturday signed a landmark power-sharing
deal that paves the way for a transition to civilian rule, sparking rapturous
crowds to fill the streets of Khartoum in celebration.
The
agreement was signed by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, deputy chief of the military
council, and Ahmed al-Rabie, representing the Alliance for Freedom and Change
protest umbrella group.
Heads of
state, prime ministers and dignitaries from several countries attended the
Khartoum ceremony.
Thousands
of cheering people gathered outside of Friendship Hall where the documents to
govern Sudan's 39-month transition were signed
The
agreement follows a lengthy period of unrest in Sudan, where eight months of
protests have gripped the nation.
The
protests began with demands to oust longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir who was
eventually deposed in April.
Demonstrations
quickly resumed after the military council who ousted Bashir seized power away
from voices calling for civilian rule.
Talks
between the protesters and the military were mediated by the African Union and
Ethiopia, which brought the two sides together again even after a protest sit-in outside military headquarters was brutally dispersed by men in military fatigues
on June 3, sparking international outrage and a telecommunications
blackout.
The
constitutional declaration formalizes the political agreement reached between the military and protest leaders on July17 which calls for a transition administration guided by an 11-member council.
Under the
transition scheme, six members of the transition council are to be civilians
while the remaining five seats will be comprised of military figures.
The signing Saturday of a consitutional declaration paving the way for civilian rule comes nearly eight months after the start of Sudan's protests https://t.co/qZQV2APX6s— AFP news agency (@AFP) 18 augustus 2019
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