SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Sudan generals and parties sign outline deal, protesters cry foul
Reuters report that the military and Sudanese political parties belonging to the Forces of Freedom and Change Central Council (FFC-CC) signed a framework deal that they said would pave the way for two-year civilian-led transition towards elections.
Under the framework deal, the military agreed it would only be represented on a security and defence council headed by a prime minister. The outline pact set no date for a final agreement or the appointment of the prime minister, and left sensitive issues including transitional justice and security sector reform for further talks.
"The goals of the agreement are establishing a fully civilian authority, creating a free climate for politics, and reaching a final agreement with the widest political participation," Al-Wathiq al-Barir, an FFC-CC spokesman.