What Happened Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council and Sudanese opposition leaders reached a power-sharing agreement that provides for the creation of a ruling council to oversee the country until elections , tentatively scheduled for around October 2022, can be held. Both sides agreed that the country would be governed "for a period of three years or slightly more" by a joint military-civilian council composed of five military personnel and five civilians, plus another civilian agreed to by both sides, according to an intermediary from the African Union. Why It Matters The agreement is a significant development amid Sudan's ongoing political crisis and a step — albeit a tentative one — toward the formation of a new government in the aftermath of the ouster of longtime President Omar al Bashir.