The leader of Sudan's largest opposition party demanded that President Omar al-Bashir's administration bow to mass protests and step down, in an address to hundreds of party supporters in a mosque near Khartoum on Friday (January 25).After Sadiq al-Mahdi's remarks at Friday prayers, hundreds of protesters then marched through Omdurman, across the River Nile from the capital, and police fired teargas to try to break up the rally.
Protesters also gathered in different neighbourhoods in Khartoum. South of the capital, hundreds of protesters blocked a main road, chanting "peaceful, peaceful, against the thieves", drawing tear gas volleys from police, a Reuters witness said.
Students, activists and other protesters have held almost daily demonstrations across Sudan since December 19, calling for an end to economic hardships and mounting the most sustained challenge to President Omar al-Bashir's three decades in power.
The official death toll stands at 30, including two security personnel.
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