![Sudanese people chant slogans on April 11, 2019 in the capital Khartoum. A massive crowd of jubilant Sudanese people thronged squares and streets of central Khartoum ahead of an "important announcement" by the army, AFP photographer witnessed. Crowds of people hugged each other, waved Sudanese flags and exchanged sweets as they awaited an "important announcement" from the army, the AFP photographer said.
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A massive crowd of jubilant Sudanese people thronged squares and streets of central Khartoum ahead of an "important announcement" by the army. AFP
A massive crowd of jubilant Sudanese people thronged squares and streets of central Khartoum ahead of an "important announcement" by the army. AFP
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Arthur MacMillan
12 April, 2019