The forces of change and the Sudan Army agree to share the sovereignty council equally

Sources revealed to the island that the transitional military council in Sudan and the forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change agreed today to share the sovereign council equally, on the second day of negotiations. On the other hand, student demonstrations took place in a number of cities in the country to demand the Council to hand over power to civilians.

The sources pointed out to the island that it was agreed at the meeting between the military junta and the forces of change in Khartoum on a proposal to reduce the number of members of the sovereign council to become 11 members, and reduce the transition period before the elections from three years to two years only.

The direct negotiations, which are under the supervision of African mediation, resumed for the first time since the end of the sit-in of the General Command on June 3.

The forces of freedom and change responded to the call of Ethiopian and African mediation to negotiate directly with the military junta, but stipulated that the negotiating period should not exceed three days.

Structure of the Board
The dispute between the two sides is still on the structure of the sovereign council, which will be entrusted with the task of leading the country in the transitional period, the Press Agency quoted the leader of the forces of freedom and change, Ahmed Spring as saying that the talks will continue on Thursday evening, and explained that it will address the management of the sovereign council.

"The military wants a military official to take over the presidency," he said. "But we consider the state code to be civilian."

The French news agency AFP that it obtained a copy of the African mediation plan stipulates that the Council of the sovereignty of eight civilians and seven soldiers, to preside over the Council's military in the first half of the transitional period, replaced by a civilian figure in the second half.

Talks broke out between the military junta and protest leaders in May over disagreements over the composition of the administration that will govern the country in the interim, and whether the administration will lead a civilian or military figure.

Student demonstrations
In the field, student demonstrations took place in a number of Sudanese cities, including Sennar (central), Qudarif (east) and Madani (central), as well as Khartoum, during which demonstrators demanded the military council to hand over power to civilians.

The demonstrators also chanted slogans supporting the popular movement, demanding accountability of those responsible for the killing of demonstrators, and demanded the return of Internet service and the postponement of the school year until the situation stabilizes in the country.

A total of 235 rebel fighters of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), one of the main armed factions in the western Darfur region, have been released from Omdurman prison near Khartoum.

The families of the detainees were received in an amnesty released by the head of the Transitional Military Council, General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan.

The head of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), Minni Arko Minnawi, was met Thursday in the Chadian capital N'Djamena and agreed to release the group's militants.

Sudan has been witnessing rapid and intertwined developments in a power struggle since the army ousted Bashir from the presidency on April 11 under the weight of popular protests that began last year to denounce the deteriorating economic situation and move to demand that Bashir step down.