By RFIPalled on 05-09-2019Modified on 05-09-2019 at 22:37

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok on Thursday (September 5th) unveiled the names of the members of his government, a step in the transition after the fall of Omar al-Bashir in April.

The ad will have taken longer than expected. The agreement signed on August 17 between the military junta and the Forces for Freedom and Change, spearhead of the protest movement, provided for the unveiling of the government a week ago. This must be the relief on Thursday night in Khartoum, because after eight months of crisis, each delay creates new tensions.

At a press conference, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok unveiled the 18 names and reserves the right to designate two names later. Twenty members in total, as provided for in the agreement. Among these ministers are at least three women, including a head of diplomacy, Asma Mohamed Abdallah. This is a first for this country.

The new head of government, himself a former UN economist, promised a government of technocrats. He appointed Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi, a former economist at the World Bank. As expected, the military junta has appointed two members, Lieutenant General Gamal Omar to the Defense, and Idriss Traifi to the Interior.

Sudan therefore has its first post-Bashir government, mostly civilian. But the executive is two-headed, there is also the military-led Sovereign Council for the first year and a half. There is still one institution to put in place: Parliament.

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