In this July 2, 2018 file photo, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir leaves the African Union summit, in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Sudan's president has ordered an investigation into "recent events" in the country, a reference to two weeks of violent protests against his 29-year rule. The country's state news agency, reported late on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, that al-Bashir tasked Justice Minister Mohammed Ahmed Salem with leading the probe committee. The move likely reflects efforts by al-Bashir to placate popular anger over his autocratic rule and economic policies. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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