Sudan's Bashir Visits Darfur Following Protests: State TV

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Sudan's Bashir visits Darfur following protests: state TV

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday attended a rally in Darfur where crowds of supporters had gathered, a day after anti-government protests spread to the war-torn region

Khartoum, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Jan, 2019 ) :Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday attended a rally in Darfur where crowds of supporters had gathered, a day after anti-government protests spread to the war-torn region.

Supporters chanted "stay only, stay only", state television showed, as Bashir arrived at the rally in Niyala, the capital of South Darfur state.

Two anti-government rallies were held in Darfur on Sunday, including one in Niyala, the first such protests in the region since nationwide rallies against Bashir's rule erupted across Sudan last month.

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