SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Head of Sudan’s ruling military council says the generals are ready to resume negotiations with the opposition

5/6/19: Multiple sources – Head of Sudan’s ruling military council says the generals are ready to resume negotiations with the opposition

• AP

• Reuters

Sudan’s military ruler on Wednesday offered to resume a dialogue on a transition to democracy, one day after he scrapped all agreements with an opposition alliance.

 In a message for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr broadcast on state television, Al Burhan paid homage to the uprising that began in December and culminated with the military overthrow and arrest of President Omar al-Bashir in April. He was still ready to hand over power to an elected government, he said.

 Al Burhan had previously announced he was skipping any negotiations with protest groups and said he would organise elections within nine months.