Boniface Ihiasota
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down after 30 years in power and is currently under house arrest.
This development is coming on the hills of months of long protests in Sudan. Citizens took to the streets all over the country on Thursday, after activists circulated a statement from a purported Military Transitional Council announcing Bashir’s removal.
The move follows an apparent split in the army earlier this week, when some units moved to protect anti-government protesters in the capital Khartoum.
Bashir, who has ruled Sudan for three decades has is being accused of war crimes and genocide by the International Criminal Court for his government’s actions in Darfur.
During a public announcement by the defense minister Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf, a three-month state of emergency was declared and a curfew from 10 p.m. to 4 am was imposed.
According to reports, at least 22 people, including five soldiers, have been killed in demonstrations since Saturday.
