Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to form a transitional council to run the country.
The Minister of Production and Economic Resources in North Darfur, Adel Hussein, said that there are consultations to form a military council to take over power after President Bashir steps down.
Sudanese sources confirmed the report that al-Bashir was at the presidential residence under heavy guard.
The military will make an announcement soon, state television said as troops were deployed in Khartoum.
The Army and security services deployed troops around the Defence Ministry on major roads and bridges in the capital, as thousands of people flocked to an anti-government protest outside the ministry, a witness said.
Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets in the centre of Khartoum in jubilation, dancing and chanting anti-Bashir slogans.
