Sudan: Bashir Dismisses Protests As Demonstrators Push to Keep up the Pressure

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir vowed on Monday to stay in power despite ongoing protests calling for his departure. Demonstrators took to the streets of several Sudanese cities on Sunday as security forces responded with teargas while more protests are expected on Tuesday in the capital Khartoum and neighbouring Omdurman.

"Demonstrations will not change the government," Bashir told supporters during a rally in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, according to reports from the AFP news agency citing state television.

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