Omar al-Bashir

Sudan’s ruling military council on Friday announced that it would not extradite Bashir to face allegations of genocide at the international war crimes court. He might instead go on trial in Sudan.

Al-Bashir's ability to play a skillful combination of internal and external balancing acts, plus ruthless repression and a divided opposition, kept him in power for three decades.

After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan president Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, the defence minister says.

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has declared a national state of emergency, dismissed the federal government and sacked all state governors.