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April 12, 2019

Sudanese Protesters Denounce Military Rule, Call for Civilian Government
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Protests are continuing in Sudan following a military coup that ousted
longtime leader Omar al-Bashir. On Thursday night, thousands of
protesters defied a military-enforced curfew hours after Sudan's Defense
Minister Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf was sworn in to head a new
transitional military council. The Sudanese military has suspended the
country's constitution and imposed a three-year state of emergency.
Anti-government protesters have vowed to stay in the streets.

Ahmed Abbas: "If they don't bring a civilian government representing the
Sudanese people properly, our revolution will be incomplete and would
not represent the hopes and dreams of the Sudanese people. And for this
reason, we will continue to strike, and we will stay at the square until
all our legitimate demands are met."



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