02:26Sudan: Protesters welcome Ramadan on the streets of Khartoum
Sudanese protesters spent the first day of Ramadan outside Khartoum's military headquarters on Monday, as protests demanding a joint civilian-led governing council continue.
Protesters made sure that all necessary preparations for the holy month of Ramadan are dealt with and people can remain at the sit-in.
During the holiest month of the Islamic calendar people must abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. The fast breaks after the sun sets, when people are allowed to eat until the first signs of sunlight. At most Muslim countries this years Ramadan begun the evening of May 5 and ends on June 4.
The military council took control after a coup ousted the long-time president Omar Al-Bashir on April, 11. On the same day protesters flooded the area outside the Defence Ministry demanding transition to civilian rule.
The army leaders had refused to hand over key powers until an agreement with protesters was struck on April 27. Protesters have vowed to continue until the end of negotiations and the transition to civilian rule.
02:26Sudanese protesters spent the first day of Ramadan outside Khartoum's military headquarters on Monday, as protests demanding a joint civilian-led governing council continue.
Protesters made sure that all necessary preparations for the holy month of Ramadan are dealt with and people can remain at the sit-in.
During the holiest month of the Islamic calendar people must abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. The fast breaks after the sun sets, when people are allowed to eat until the first signs of sunlight. At most Muslim countries this years Ramadan begun the evening of May 5 and ends on June 4.
The military council took control after a coup ousted the long-time president Omar Al-Bashir on April, 11. On the same day protesters flooded the area outside the Defence Ministry demanding transition to civilian rule.
The army leaders had refused to hand over key powers until an agreement with protesters was struck on April 27. Protesters have vowed to continue until the end of negotiations and the transition to civilian rule.