THOUSANDS of people are taking part in a protest in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, against the country’s military leaders.
Reports say the security forces near the presidential palace fired tear gas to disperse them.
The opposition had called for the protests despite a deal last week that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and released most civilian leaders detained since October’s coup.
Prominent political parties and Sudan’s powerful protest movement have opposed Mr Hamdok’s decision to sign the accord with the military.
Some have called it a betrayal or said it provided political cover for the coup.
Former BBC journalist Mohanad Hashim says demonstrators on Tuesday have been chanting “No militia can rule a country” and in reference to the country’s military ruler “Burhan your barracks awaits”:
