The organisers of the protests that drove Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir from power said they had met Saturday with the ruling military council for talks on forming a transitional government.
The protesters had agreed to resume talks with the military on Wednesday, after a temporary break. The announcement to set up a join committee to tackle political disputes was followed by the resignation of three members of the military council, whom the opposition had accused of being too close to al-Bashir.
The protesters fear the army, dominated by al-Bashir appointees, will cling to power or select one of its own to succeed him. They also fear Islamists and other factions close to the deposed leader, who is now jailed in the capital, Khartoum, will be granted a role in the transition.