Sudan military leadership says formation of military-civilian council being considered

The head of Sudan's Transitional Military Council said on Sunday that the formation of a joint military-civilian council -- one of the demands put forward by Sudanese activists -- was under discussion.

In an interview with state TV, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan also confirmed that former President Omar al-Bashir and senior officials from his entourage had been jailed. (Reporting by Sami Aboudi, Writing by Aidan Lewis, Editing by William Maclean)