Sudan's military leader has replaced university presidents.

Gen Burhan's judgments were also described as illegitimate by the head of the University of Khartoum, according to the news agency.

Sudan's military leader has replaced university presidents.

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan's military leader, has selected new heads of 30 state universities.

It came after he issued an executive order dismantling the boards of trustees of government-run universities.

Since ousting the transitional government led by civilian Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok in October 2021, he has ruled by decree.

Professors at Sudan University have said that they will go on strike in protest of the decision, according to the Reuters news agency.

Gen Burhan's judgments were also described as illegitimate by the head of the University of Khartoum, according to the news agency.

Protests against the military leadership have been aided by educational institutions.

Authorities in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, fired 13 education ministry officials last week, accusing them of disobeying directives issued after the coup to keep educational issues separate from political issues.