Sudan President Forced to Step Down from Post, Officials Confirm

Anti-Government protesters rally near the military headquarters, Tuesday, 9 April, 2019, in the capital Khartoum, Sudan. 

(Photo: AP)

Two senior Sudanese officials say that the army has forced longtime President Omar al-Bashir to step down but the circumstances of the apparent ouster remain unclear.

The officials say the military is now in talks about forming a transitional government. The officials, who hold high positions in the government and the military, spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media.

They spoke ahead of an army announcement and amid reports of a coup to replace the president of 30 years following mass street protests against his rule.

The officials declined to elaborate. Al-Bashir's current whereabouts remain unknown.

(This is a developing story. More details awaited.)