Sudanese army, opposition resume talks August 2, 2019 at 3:00 am | Published in: Africa , News , Sudan People gather to celebrate outside army headquarters after country's Defense Minister Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf announced he was stepping down as head of the country’s transitional military council in Khartoum, Sudan on 13 April 2019. [Stringer - Anadolu Agency] August 2, 2019 at 3:00 am Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces of Freedom and Change coalition of opposition groups resumed negotiations on the country’s outstanding issues, yesterday, local media has reported.

TMC’s spokesman, Shamseddin Kabbashi, said that the meeting would discuss details of “the wording of a constitutional declaration.”

Sudan has been gripped by months of political turmoil that climaxed in the army overthrowing Bashir in April. The opposition has kept up protests, pressing the military to hand over to civilians.

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Despite signing a deal in July which secured a three-year transition period and a joint sovereign council with rotating leadership, talks over the wording of a constitutional declaration on the changes have stumbled.

The Council has repeatedly expressed its intention to hand over power to civilians, but some members of the Forces of Change fear that the army may retain control.

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