Sudanese protesters demand replacement of chief justice and attorney general
The current chief justice and attorney general were appointed by the military junta and are perceived to have close ties with the regime of ousted president Omar al-Bashir
Sudanese PM announces cabinet of transitional government
The names of 18 of the 20 members of the cabinet were announced by prime minister Abdallah Hamdok. The cabinet includes many who took stands against the regime of former president Omar al-Bashir
Head of military junta takes charge as transitional president of Sudan
A 11-member sovereignty council, headed by the new president general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, was also sworn in on August 21. Abdullah Hamdok, an economist, was also sworn in as prime minister on the same day
Formation of sovereignty council in Sudan postponed by two days
After the official signing of the constitutional agreement on Saturday, the military junta has chosen three names, including that of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who heads the militia which carried out the massacre of protesters
Sudanese opposition alliance selects PM for the transitional period
Abdullah Hamdok, a finance ministry official prior to the coup of 1989, has been selected as the new prime minister. He will head the government for a period of three years and three months after which elections will be held
Sudanese Communist Party rejects agreement with military junta
The agreement between a section of the DFCF and the military junta does not assure the dissolution of militias and grants immunity to government members
Protests rock Sudan against massacre of school children
Tens of thousands of people are set to take to the streets for the third successive day demanding justice for the four children and one activist who were killed by militiamen in the city of El Obeid
Sudanese Communist Party calls for an immediate halt to negotiations with the military junta
The military junta is seeking immunity for its members through the constitutional declaration, the negotiations over which have resumed today.
Sudanese security forces open fire on protesters
Four were killed and several were injured when Sudanese security forces shot at protesters in the city of Al-Abyad
Sudanese protesters demand immediate transfer of power to civilian forces
Protesters are concerned that justice for those who were attacked during the protests is impossible unless the military lays down power
Why the political agreement in Sudan may end up preserving the military’s power
The agreement signed on July 17 between the military junta and some sections of the opposition has enabled the former to go back on certain commitments it had made in the earlier negotiations
Sudanese Communist Party refuses to take part in transitional government, calls for agitations
The Sudanese Communist Party’s decision comes after a meeting between the leadership of the civilian forces and the military junta in which the latter went back on a number of commitments it had made earlier
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