Sudan`s opposition plans to nominate eight members of a transitional council and name a prominent economist to head a government, a leader in the alliance of protesters and opposition groups said on Monday.

The plan, which appears to build on a proposal by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed presented during a mediation visit to Khartoum last week, could help break a deadlock between the country`s military rulers and the civilian opposition in efforts to agree on a <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/sudan-protest-group-calls-nationwide-civil-disobedience-225575/amp">transition to democracy</a>.

Abiy visited Khartoum on a mediation mission in which he proposed a 15-member transitional council consisting of eight civilians and seven army officers to lead the country to democracy.

Tensions have soared in Sudan since security forces violently broke up a protest camp in central Khartoum a week ago, killing dozens of protesters. The opposition has responded by declaring <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/shops-open-buses-run-on-day-2-of-sudan-civil-campaign-225981">civil disobedience</a> that has curtailed life in the capital.

An opposition leader said that the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) alliance planned to announce nominating Abdullah Hamdouk, a former executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, as new prime minister.

"This is in addition to announcing eight members of the sovereign council, including three women," the source, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.

The source gave no further details.

Opposition sources have said that an aide of Abiy had been shuttling between the two sides trying to broker a deal after his one-day visit to Khartoum.

Abiy said on Monday on Twitter he had spoken to the head of the military council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, about "mediation progress".&nbsp;

The military council, in what could be a gesture to the protesters, announced on Monday that several government troops have been arrested pending legal action after a preliminary investigation into the dispersal of the protesters last week found evidence of wrongdoing.

Rebel leaders deported

In Washington, the State Department said that top US&nbsp;diplomat for Africa Tibor Nagy was due to travel to Sudan this week to push for the resumption of talks on a democratic transition.

Stability in Sudan is crucial for a volatile region struggling with conflict and insurgencies from the Horn of Africa to Egypt and Libya. Various powers, including Russia and the Gulf Arab states, are trying to influence its path.

Earlier on Monday, the People`s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), one of the country`s main rebel groups, said the military rulers had released three of its leaders after several days in detention and expelled them to South Sudan.

Yasir Arman, the most prominent of the three men and the deputy head of the SPLM-N, was detained last Wednesday after returning from exile following the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir in April.

The two others, SPLM-N secretary-general Ismail Jallab and spokesman Mubarak Ardol, were arrested after meeting the visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister as he tried to mediate between the military council and civilian opposition.

A statement from SPLM-N chairman Malik Agar said the three officials had been "denied access to their accommodation" and deported in a military aircraft to Juba, South Sudan`s capital.&nbsp;

"This happened despite their rejection of the forceful deportation," the statement said, adding that the move showed the military council`s intention "not to hand power to the civilians and not to reach peace".

The council could not be reached for comment.

Also on Monday, Deputy UN&nbsp;spokeswoman Eri Kaneko told reporters in New York that the military council had decreed to the African Union-UN&nbsp;peacekeeping mission in Darfur to hand over its premises to Sudan`s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as part of the mission`s withdrawal in 2020.&nbsp;

"That is not in keeping with our existing agreement with the Sudanese government and our insistence that the facilities be used solely for civilian purposes," she said.

Witnesses said the RSF, which grew out of Arab militias that fought in Darfur, led the assault on the protest sit-in in Khartoum last week.&nbsp;

Opposition doctors say at least 118 people have been killed since the raid on the sit-in a week ago. The government has confirmed 61 deaths, including three members of the security services.&nbsp;

The DFCF alliance has tried to sustain the protest movement through a civil disobedience campaign that largely shut down Khartoum on Sunday.

On Monday, there was a little more movement on the streets and some shops had begun to reopen, including in Khartoum`s central market, but many stores and businesses remained closed.

"We are against the killing of civilians and we support the (protest movement) but today I returned to work because I earn my income day by day and I am the only source of income for my family and my children," said Saleh Yaqoub, a 53-year-old shopkeeper.

Sudan`s opposition plans to nominate eight members of a transitional council and name a prominent economist to head a government, a leader in the alliance of protesters and opposition groups said on Monday.

Sudan`s opposition plans to nominate eight members of a transitional council and name a prominent economist to head a government, a leader in the alliance of protesters and opposition groups said on Monday. The plan, which appears to build on a proposal by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed presented during a mediation visit to Khartoum last week, could help break a deadlock between the country`s military rulers and the civilian opposition in efforts to agree on a transition to democracy. Abiy visited Khartoum on a mediation mission in which he proposed a 15-member transitional council consisting of eight civilians and seven army officers to lead the country to democracy. Tensions have soared in Sudan since security forces violently broke up a protest camp in central Khartoum a week ago, killing dozens of protesters. The opposition has responded by declaring civil disobedience that has curtailed life in the capital. An opposition leader said that the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) alliance planned to announce nominating Abdullah Hamdouk, a former executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, as new prime minister. "This is in addition to announcing eight members of the sovereign council, including three women," the source, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. The source gave no further details. Opposition sources have said that an aide of Abiy had been shuttling between the two sides trying to broker a deal after his one-day visit to Khartoum. Abiy said on Monday on Twitter he had spoken to the head of the military council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, about "mediation progress". The military council, in what could be a gesture to the protesters, announced on Monday that several government troops have been arrested pending legal action after a preliminary investigation into the dispersal of the protesters last week found evidence of wrongdoing. Rebel leaders deported In Washington, the State Department said that top US diplomat for Africa Tibor Nagy was due to travel to Sudan this week to push for the resumption of talks on a democratic transition. Stability in Sudan is crucial for a volatile region struggling with conflict and insurgencies from the Horn of Africa to Egypt and Libya. Various powers, including Russia and the Gulf Arab states, are trying to influence its path. Earlier on Monday, the People`s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), one of the country`s main rebel groups, said the military rulers had released three of its leaders after several days in detention and expelled them to South Sudan. Yasir Arman, the most prominent of the three men and the deputy head of the SPLM-N, was detained last Wednesday after returning from exile following the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir in April. The two others, SPLM-N secretary-general Ismail Jallab and spokesman Mubarak Ardol, were arrested after meeting the visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister as he tried to mediate between the military council and civilian opposition. A statement from SPLM-N chairman Malik Agar said the three officials had been "denied access to their accommodation" and deported in a military aircraft to Juba, South Sudan`s capital. "This happened despite their rejection of the forceful deportation," the statement said, adding that the move showed the military council`s intention "not to hand power to the civilians and not to reach peace". The council could not be reached for comment. Also on Monday, Deputy UN spokeswoman Eri Kaneko told reporters in New York that the military council had decreed to the African Union-UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur to hand over its premises to Sudan`s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as part of the mission`s withdrawal in 2020. "That is not in keeping with our existing agreement with the Sudanese government and our insistence that the facilities be used solely for civilian purposes," she said. Witnesses said the RSF, which grew out of Arab militias that fought in Darfur, led the assault on the protest sit-in in Khartoum last week. Opposition doctors say at least 118 people have been killed since the raid on the sit-in a week ago. The government has confirmed 61 deaths, including three members of the security services. The DFCF alliance has tried to sustain the protest movement through a civil disobedience campaign that largely shut down Khartoum on Sunday. On Monday, there was a little more movement on the streets and some shops had begun to reopen, including in Khartoum`s central market, but many stores and businesses remained closed. "We are against the killing of civilians and we support the (protest movement) but today I returned to work because I earn my income day by day and I am the only source of income for my family and my children," said Saleh Yaqoub, a 53-year-old shopkeeper.

Sudan opposition says to nominate members for transitional council

A protest in the South Darfur city of Nyala ended in violence on Saturday, with security forces launching tear gas at protesters and firing gunshots, state news agency SUNA and Sudan's main protest organiser said.

Around 5,000 protesters marched peacefully from the Atash camp for the displaced to a military installation housing the 16th Infantry Division, SUNA said, citing South Darfur's governor. Sudan has seen frequent protests near military buildings.

The agency said protesters attacked military personnel and tried to seize military vehicles in the town, some 1,100 km southwest of Khartoum.

However, the Sudanese Professionals' Association (SPA), which spearheaded protests that led to the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir last month, said the protesters were peaceful and made no mention of casualties.

South Darfur Governor Hashim Khalid Mahmoud said four military and Rapid Support Forces personnel were injured, SUNA reported. He said the joint forces fired live ammunition into the air and used tear gas, but said no demonstrators were hurt.

The SPA is locked in a standoff with the ruling Transitional Military Council over who will control a proposed joint civilian-military body to oversee the country until elections can be held. Protests have continued in a bid to push the council to cede power to civilians.

The SPA, part of the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) alliance, called on people across Sudan to take to the streets "in rejection of the practices of the regime in its new version, its security apparatus and its militias, and condemning their attacks on the peaceful rebels in Nyala".

"Let us go out to the streets and rally at the sit-ins to support our brothers in Nyala, in support of them and their right to recapture their glorious sit-in in front of the 16th Infantry Division," the SPA said in a statement.

Mahmoud said he would "not allow again the presence of protesters" in front of the military's general command and the state government building in Nyala.

"They have to choose any other place to sit in," he said.

A widely circulated video that was shared live on Facebook from inside a hospital in Nyala showed several people with gunshot wounds to the limbs. Reuters could not immediately verify the footage.

A protest in the South Darfur city of Nyala ended in violence on Saturday, with security forces launching tear gas at protesters and firing gunshots, state news agency SUNA and Sudan's main protest organiser said.

A protest in the South Darfur city of Nyala ended in violence on Saturday, with security forces launching tear gas at protesters and firing gunshots, state news agency SUNA and Sudan's main protest organiser said. Around 5,000 protesters marched peacefully from the Atash camp for the displaced to a military installation housing the 16th Infantry Division, SUNA said, citing South Darfur's governor. Sudan has seen frequent protests near military buildings. The agency said protesters attacked military personnel and tried to seize military vehicles in the town, some 1,100 km southwest of Khartoum. However, the Sudanese Professionals' Association (SPA), which spearheaded protests that led to the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir last month, said the protesters were peaceful and made no mention of casualties. South Darfur Governor Hashim Khalid Mahmoud said four military and Rapid Support Forces personnel were injured, SUNA reported. He said the joint forces fired live ammunition into the air and used tear gas, but said no demonstrators were hurt. The SPA is locked in a standoff with the ruling Transitional Military Council over who will control a proposed joint civilian-military body to oversee the country until elections can be held. Protests have continued in a bid to push the council to cede power to civilians. The SPA, part of the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) alliance, called on people across Sudan to take to the streets "in rejection of the practices of the regime in its new version, its security apparatus and its militias, and condemning their attacks on the peaceful rebels in Nyala". "Let us go out to the streets and rally at the sit-ins to support our brothers in Nyala, in support of them and their right to recapture their glorious sit-in in front of the 16th Infantry Division," the SPA said in a statement. Mahmoud said he would "not allow again the presence of protesters" in front of the military's general command and the state government building in Nyala. "They have to choose any other place to sit in," he said. A widely circulated video that was shared live on Facebook from inside a hospital in Nyala showed several people with gunshot wounds to the limbs. Reuters could not immediately verify the footage.

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