Supporters hold portraits of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (R), known as Himediti, the deputy head of Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries, before a rally in the village of Abraq, about 60 kilometers northwest of Khartoum, on June 22, 2019. TMC has rejected a proposal by Ethiopia that would give civilians the majority in a new Sudan interim government. PHOTO | YASUYOSHI CHIBA | AFP
What you need to know:
Transitional Military Council views the proposal supported by protesters as an affront on Sudan's sovereignty.
Ethiopia wanted the military and Alliance for Freeedom and Change to have equal representation in a transitional authority chaired by an independent head.
The junta has now repudiated earlier agreements allowing for a civilian Cabinet and a parliament in which the military would have a third of members.
