This archive report was first published on 29 July 2019.
On July 29, 2019, Sudanese protesters and ruling generals were set to resume talks on Tuesday to finalize a transitional civilian administration.
African Union mediator Mohamed El Hacen Lebatt announced that the two sides had been invited for 'final talks on the Constitutional Declaration.'
According to prominent protest leader Babiker Faisal, the talks would focus on issues including the powers given to a joint civilian-military ruling body, the deployment of security forces, and whether to grant 'absolute immunity' to generals over protest-related violence.
"I expect that we will reach an agreement on the Constitutional Declaration on Tuesday because the pending differences are not big," Faisal told AFP.
The July 17 'Political Declaration' provides for the establishment of a new joint civilian-military transitional ruling body that would install an overall civilian administration.
That governing body will include six civilians and five generals, overseeing the formation of a transitional civilian government and parliament to govern for 39 months, after which elections will be held.
