Incumbent Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir cast his ballot in Sudan's presidential elections on Monday as he is running for a new five-year term in office.

The Sudanese leader cast his ballot at the St Francis School in central Khartoum.

Voting in the general and presidential elections began at 8:00 a.m. on Monday and will continue for three days.

More than 13 million people have registered to vote at some 11,000 polling stations across the country.