Sudan’s ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing accord after all-night talks.
It is a “historic moment” for the country, the deputy head of Sudan’s ruling military council, Mohamed Hamdan “Hemeti” Dagolo, is quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
Sudan has been in turmoil since the military ousted President Omar al-Bashir in April.
Protesters have been demanding the military hand power to civilians.
Those protests turned deadly in a crackdown on 3 June, when at least 128 people were reportedly killed – a figure disputed by the military authorities.
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The two sides have agreed to rotate control of the sovereign council – the top tier of power – for just over three years.
That council will be made of five civilians, five military figures, and an 11th civilian, to be chosen by the 10 members.
A military general will be in charge of that council for the first 21 months, then a civilian will lead for the following 18 months, followed by elections.
The military has been pushing for immunity from prosecution after the protester deaths, but this is absent from the signed deal.
It does, however, promise an investigation into the violence.
A second agreement on constitutional issues is expected to be finalised on Friday.
