Sudan state news agency says al-Bashir is en route to Sudan

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan's official news agency says President Omar al-Bashir has left South Africa and will land in Khartoum on Monday night.

It says a news conference will be held at the airport upon his arrival at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT, 11 a.m. EDT), along with Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Ghandour.

Al-Bashir left amid a South African court case trying to compel authorities there to arrest him on international genocide charges.