Sudan\u2019s President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to set up a transitional council to run the country, government sources and a provincial minister said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minister of production and economic resources in North Darfur Adel Mahjoub Hussein told the Dubai-based al-Hadath TV that \u201cthere are consultations to form a military council to take over power after President Bashir stepped down\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some Sudanese soldiers have raided the offices of a group linked to President Omar al-Bashir’s ruling National Congress Party in Khartoum, witnesses told both AFP and Reuters news agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The soldiers have entered the offices of the Islamic Movement, the main component of Sudan’s ruling party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands of Khartoum residents chanted “the regime has fallen” as they flooded the area around army headquarters in the Sudanese capital, reports AFP news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are still waiting for a statement from the army which was promised more than four hours ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We are waiting for big news,” one protester told AFP from the sit-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We won’t leave from here until we know what it is. But we do know that Bashir has to go,” the protester added, referring to President Omar al-Bashir who has been in power since 1989.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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