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Sudanese anti-regime protesters wave a national flag, seen above a huge billboard bearing an image of Alaa Salah -- a fellow Sudanese woman propelled to internet fame earlier this week after clips went viral of her leading powerful protest chants against Sudan's president -- outside the military headquarters in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on April 11, 2019. Arabic writing next to her photo in a white gown reads: "My grandfather is Taharka, my beloved Kandaka". The Sudanese army is planning to make "an important announcement", state media said today, after months of protests demanding the resignation of longtime leader President Omar al-Bashir. In the clips and photos, the elegant Alaa Salah stands atop a car wearing a long white headscarf and skirt as she sings and works the crowd. Dubbed online as "Kandaka", or Nubian queen, she has become a symbol of the protests which she says have traditionally had a female backbone in Sudan. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)