Sudan's bold challenge to authoritarianism

Negotiations with the military elite have not yet established the parameters or personalities that would rule the country in a transition to full democracy, BBC reports.

Will the transition be two years or four years? Will the military retain control of security policy and ministries? How will cabinet posts be divided between the constituent parts of the opposition - civil society and established political parties?

The crowds in front of the army headquarters in Khartoum occupy a space that is both physical and psychological.

There are families petitioning for news of long-disappeared loved ones, Darfuris demanding the trial of the ousted President Omar al-Bashir, lawyers calling for the rule of law, doctors pleading for universal healthcare, teachers calling for a revolution in education.