The deal formalizes the creation of a transition administration that will be guided by an 11-member sovereign council, comprised of 6 civilians and 5 military figures.
TRANSITION DEAL. Sudanese protesters from the city of Atbara arrive at the Bahari station in Khartoum on August 17, 2019, to celebrate transition to civilian rule. Photo by Ahmed Mustafa/AFP
"This is the biggest celebration I have ever seen in my country. We have a new Sudan," said Saba Mohammed, a veiled 37-year-old woman, waving a small plastic flag.had been signed by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, deputy chief of the military council, and Ahmed al-Rabie, representing the Alliance for Freedom and Change protest umbrella.
After brandishing a signed green book containing the transition documents, protest leader Mohamed Naji al-Assam called on the military council to work"together to establish a sustainable democracy."masses mobilize against president Omar al-BashirThousands of people had arrived on trains from Sudan's provinces to take part in the celebrations, which will include a huge gathering in Khartoum's main gardens.
The composition of the civilian-majority transitional ruling council is to be announced on Sunday, August 18. But many Sudanese are already questioning the ability of the transitional institutions to rein in the military elite's powers during the 3-year period leading to planned elections.The country of 40 million people will be ruled by the 11-member sovereign council and a government, which under the deal must be dominated by civilians.
They were referring to the alleged role played by his men in the bloody crackdown on a June 3 sit-in that doctors say left at least 127 dead and 11 missing.
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