Euphoria grips Sudan as historic transition deal signed

Sudanese at the main protest site outside army headquarters in late April, weeks before they were brutally dispersed by men in military fatigues. [AFP]

Rapturous crowds filled the streets of Khartoum Saturday as Sudan's generals and protest leaders signed a historic deal paving the way for civilian rule.

Thousands of cheering people gathered around the Friendship Hall next to the Nile, where the documents that will govern the country's 39-month transition were signed.