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LiveAfrica Live: Sudan waits as coup rumours growLive ReportingBy Clare Spencer and Neil ArunQuoteSummary State radio broadcasts interrupted by marching music Crowds surge towards defence ministry Speculation that military could force president to quit President Bashir has ruled since 1989 He is wanted for war crimes at International Criminal Court Series of protests began in December against rising prices On Saturday protesters converged on military HQ Posted at 3:333:33 Fresh footage from the scene Benjamin Strick, a journalist with BBC Africa Eye, has been using geo-location techniques to verify the latest footage from the demonstrations in Sudan. The videos give a sense of the scale and the mood of the gatherings.3:16Khartoum protesters 'chant the regime has fallen'Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-47849618
Summary State radio broadcasts interrupted by marching music Crowds surge towards defence ministry Speculation that military could force president to quit President Bashir has ruled since 1989 He is wanted for war crimes at International Criminal Court Series of protests began in December against rising prices On Saturday protesters converged on military HQ
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir steps down from power: SourcesBy MEE and agenciesGovernment sources and a provincial minister have told the Reuters news agency that Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down from power and consultations are under way to form a transitional council.Adel Mahjoub Hussein, the minister of production and economic resources in North Darfur, told Dubai-based al-Hadath TV that "there are consultations to form a military council to take over power after President Bashir stepped down".More: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sudan-braces-important-army-announcement-after-anti-bashir-protests
