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Civilian government to be established in Sudan - new head of military council

Sudan's interim leader Abdel Fattah Burhani said on Saturday that the curfew across the country had been lifted. In a televised press statement, Burhani added that all political detainees would be released. Burhani said the military council would hand over power to a civilian army after two years. He also stressed that the interim council's powers would be limited to enforcing peace and security.

Reuters WORLD
Published April 13,2019
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The new head of Sudan's transitional military council said on Saturday that a civilian government would be established after consultations with opposition forces and promised that the transitional period would last for a maximum of two years.

In his first televised address, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman said he was cancelling a night curfew ordered by his predecessor and ordered the release of all prisoners jailed under emergency laws ordered by ousted President Omar al-Bashir.