Sudan premier names Darfur rebel leader as new finance minister Among new appointments in the cabinet overhaul is Mariam Sadiq al-Mahdi, a leader of the popular Umma Party, as foreign minister 08 February 2021 - 22:33 Khalid Abdelaziz Sudan s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in Berlin, Germany, February 14 2020. Picture: REUTERS/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE
Khartoum Sudan s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok appointed the leader of the Darfur rebel group Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Jibril Ibrahim, as finance minister in a cabinet overhaul announced in a press conference on Monday.
The reshuffle comes as Abdalla Hamdok struggles to push through reforms and secure foreign financing seen as crucial to easing a deep economic crisis and bolstering Sudan s transition to democracy.