Envoy Says Sudan Rivals Reach Power-Sharing Agreement

Envoy Says Sudan Rivals Reach Power-Sharing Agreement
Sudanese demonstrators protest outside the Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan April 14, 2019. Umit Bektas/Reuters
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KHARTOUM, Sudan—Sudan’s ruling military council and the country’s pro-democracy movement have reached a power-sharing agreement, including a timetable for a transition to civilian rule, an African Union envoy said early Friday.

Mohammed el-Hassan Labat said both sides agreed to form a joint sovereign council that will rule the country for “three years or a little more.” The sides agreed to five seats for the military and five for civilians with an additional seat going to a civilian with military background.