Sudan forms 11-member sovereign council, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan – TMC spokesman

By GNNLiberia On Aug 20, 2019 34

FILE PHOTO: Sudan’s Head of Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and Sudan’s opposition alliance coalition’s leader Ahmad al-Rabiah, celebrate the signing of the power sharing deal, that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventual elections, following the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir, in Khartoum, Sudan, August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahReuters

CAIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Sudan completed the formation on Tuesday of an 11-member sovereign council which will run the country for a three-year transitional period till elections, a spokesman for the ruling military council told a news conference.

The sovereign council will be led by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is the head of the transitional military council (TMC), which has ruled Sudan since April, when the military deposed veteran leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir.

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah, writing by Amina Ismail Editing by Gareth Jones)

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.

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