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FILE - Sudan s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during a news conference in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. Hamdok on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 announced a Cabinet reshuffle to add rebel ministers as part of a peace deal transitional authorities struck with a rebel alliance last year. (AP Photo, file) February 10, 2021 - 11:43 AM
CAIRO - Sudan on Wednesday swore in a new Cabinet that includes rebel ministers as part of a power-sharing deal that transitional authorities struck last year with a rebel alliance.
The swearing-in ceremony took place amid violent protests in several Sudanese cities over dire economic conditions, forcing authorities to impose a curfew and close schools temporarily.
Sudan has sworn in a new Cabinet that includes rebel ministers as part of a power-sharing deal that transitional authorities struck last year with a rebel alliance
Veteran rebel leader and economist Gibril Ibrahim, of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) - which played a major role in the Darfur conflict - was appointed as the country s new finance minister
February 9 - 2021 KHARTOUM
PM Hamdok announces new gvt members in a press conference in Khartoum yesterday (SUNA)
Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok announced the members of the transitional government s new cabinet in a press conference in Khartoum yesterday evening. The new cabinet brings in a total of 25 ministers, many of whom are part of the rebel parties that signed the Juba Peace Agreement.
Hamdok stated that the formation was achieved through a political consensus to avoid a governmental ‘collapse’.
The formation of a new government provides more agency to the rebel parties that signed the Juba Peace Agreement. The Forces for Freedom and Chance (FFC) presented their list for 17 ministerial positions earlier this month. Last month, there were still disagreements among the members of the FFC regarding the nomination of new ministers.