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Sudan protesters hail landmark deal with generals

Sudanese celebrate a hard-won deal between protest leaders and the country's ruling generals aimed at turning the page on months of political unrest. [AFP]

Crowds of jubilant Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum on Friday to celebrate a landmark deal between protest leaders and the country's ruling generals aimed at turning the page on months of political unrest.

The power-sharing deal, reached in the early hours after two days of hard-won talks brokered by Ethiopian and African Union mediators, came after previous negotiations collapsed in May over who should lead the new body -- a civilian or soldier.

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