Sudan women protest amid calls for mass demo to pressure generals

Hundreds of women marched towards Sudan's military headquarters in Khartoum after calls from protest leaders for a mass march to pressure the country's ruling generals to cede power.

Bearing Sudanese flags and banners calling for civilian government, they walked through central Khartoum on Thursday before joining protesters who have staged a weeks-long sit-in outside the sprawling complex.

The site has become the focal point of the country's protest movement, which saw longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir ousted in April and has since been calling for the generals who replaced him to hand power to civilians.

"The Sudanese woman demands... justice, equality democracy, a civil government and fair government," said Hoyam al-Taj, a journalist in her thirties taking part in the march.

Nada Hashem, a young mother in brightly coloured traditional Sudanese dress, agreed.

"We want a civil state that will guarantee our rights as women and guarantee us a dignified life," she told AFP.

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