Sudan: Al-Burhan Appoints New Interim Prime Minister, Foreign Minister
Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), announced on Wednesday evening the appointment of a new interim Prime Minister and a new Minister of Foreign Affairs, as stated in a TSC announcement.
“The new appointees are Dafallah Al-Haj Ali as Prime Minister and Omer Mohamed Ahmed Siddiq as Foreign Minister,” the statement noted, adding that the new interim Prime Minister will also take on the role of Minister of Cabinet Affairs.
This appointment comes after the Prime Minister position has been vacant since civilian leader Abdalla Hamdok resigned back in January 2022.
In February, Al-Burhan laid out his plan for a “new interim government,” aiming to bring in independent figures aligned with the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in armed conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leading to over 20,000 deaths and displacing 15 million people, according to reports from the United Nations and local authorities.
