Omar al-Bashir, the longstanding dictator of Sudan, was ousted and arrested in a military takeover this morning.

The country's Defense Minister, General Mohammed Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf took to national television this morning, announcing that the army would oversee a "two year transition" period with elections to follow, as BBC Africa reports. He also called for a three-month state of emergency, 24-hour airspace ban, as well as for the scrapping of the country's 2005 constitution.

While al-Bashir's removal is being celebrated as a victory spearheaded by the Sudanese people, who have led months-long protests to see him removed, many are discontent with the news announcement of the military takeover. Reem Abass, a journalist on the ground in Khartoum, told the BBC that the Defense Minister's message "did not resonate with people" and demonstrations will likely continue.