This archive report was first published on 30 July 2019.
On July 30, 2019, Sudan's protest movement announced that they would not be holding planned talks with the ruling generals as they were visiting Al-Obeid, a town where five teenage protesters were killed the previous day.
According to Taha Osman, a negotiator from the protest movement, "There will be no negotiations today as we are still in Al-Obeid." Osman made this statement to AFP by telephone from Al-Obeid.
Another negotiator and prominent protest leader, Satea al-Haj, also confirmed that the talks would not take place, stating, "There will be no negotiation today with the Transitional Military Council as our negotiating team is still in Al-Obeid and will return only tonight."
