A woman chants slogans while holding a Sudanese national flag as protesters march in the Bashdar district in the south of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on December 19, 2022 during a demonstration against a tentative deal aimed at ending the crisis provoked by last year’s military coup. – Thousands of pro-democracy activists took to the streets in the Sudanese capital, protesting the agreement signed by military and civilian leaders on December 5, which critics have dismissed as vague. The demonstration coincided with the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of months-long mass protests that ousted long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir in April 2019.
On Monday, Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at protesters in Khartoum who rallied against a tentative deal aimed at ending the crisis provoked by last year’s military coup.
Thousands of pro-democracy activists took to the streets in Sudan’s capital to reject the agreement signed by military and civilian leaders on December 5, which critics have dismissed as vague.
“We will not accept anything other than a civilian government,” said protestor Samira Hassan.
The protesters chanted, “You will not rule us with this deal.”
Others called on the military to go “back to the barracks”.
Security forces later fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Monday’s demonstration coincided with the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of months-long mass protests that ousted long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir in April 2019.
