The President of Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir has on Thursday, stepped down and consultations are underway to install a transitional council.
There have been protests by citizens of the North-Eastern country over Al-Bashir’s continued stay in power, leading up to his resignation in the early hours of Thursday.
BREAKING NEWS: #Sudan's Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to set up a transitional council – provincial minister to Al Hadath TV pic.twitter.com/WO4s6SoCUy
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This online platform reports Bashir has been holding onto power since October 1993 when he became the country’s president.