A protester makes victory sign as he carries a Sudanese flag in front of the Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan, April 19, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Protesters whose weeks of demonstrations played an important part in forcing Sudan's autocratic President Omar al-Bashir from power are battling scorching heat and fatigue as they press for the country's new military rulers to hand over power to civilians.
An area of some two square km (0.8 square miles) outside the Defence Ministry in central Khartoum has become the focal point for protests since thousands converged on the area on April 6 trying to persuade the military to side with them.
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