Sudan awaits new Cabinet as premier mulls over line-up

KHARTOUM - Sudan's new prime minister was on Thursday locked in talks to form the first Cabinet since the ouster of veteran leader Omar al-Bashir, in another step in its transition from decades of autocratic rule.

On Tuesday, Mr Hamdok confirmed that he had received the Forces for Freedom Change's list of candidates including 49 nominees for 14 ministries. On Saturday, Mr Hamdok told a local television channel that he would select technocrats based on their"competence"."It is not good... the country has been without a government for almost five months now," said 48-year-old Hassan Abdelmeguid, who is a government employee.Sudan's economy was dealt devastating blows by two decades of US sanctions, which were only lifted in 2017, and the 2011 secession of the oil-rich south.

Much-needed foreign investment remains hampered by Sudan's designation by the United States as a state sponsor of terrorism.Another challenge is forging peace with rebel groups in the country's far-flung regions within six months.

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