SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Sudan replaces slew of top ministers to speed political reforms
Reuters report that Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the cabinet reshuffle was intended to “advance the performance and execution of the transitional period’s missions and respond to accelerated economic and social changes,” nine days after the 30 June rallies.
Reuters note that the reshuffle, which saw seven ministers replaced, “could pave the way for the signing of a delayed peace deal with some of Sudan’s rebel groups” who “expect to get seats in transitional bodies including the cabinet and a legislative council that is yet to be formed.”
Among the replaced were Asmaa Abdallah, Sudan’s first female foreign minister, and the minister of energy and mines, Adel Ali Ibrahim.
While the government said six of the seven replaced ministers resigned, Akram Altom, who as health minister was tasked with steering Sudan through the coronavirus outbreak, was dismissed from his post.
Caretaker replacements were appointed to all seven ministries.