Sudan Army Chief Appoints Prime Minister, Allied Militia Retakes West Kordofan From RSF

Sudan army chief appoints prime minister, allied militia retakes West Kordofan from RSF

Sudan’s army chief has appointed the country’s first prime minister since the outbreak of civil war in April 2023, signaling a possible shift toward restoring civilian governance. The announcement comes amid major battlefield gains by the Sudanese Armed Forces and their allied militia, the Sudanese Joint Forces, which have recently retaken key territories from the Rapid Support Forces.

Sudan’s General Burhan is a paper prime minister – The Mail & Guardian

At a critical juncture marked by a devastating war and unprecedented institutional collapse, Sudanese military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan unilaterally appointed a new prime minister — a move widely seen as a thinly veiled attempt to bestow civilian legitimacy upon a deeply unpopular military regime.  Yet the most pointed response did not come from the Sudanese street or revolutionary movements. Instead, it emerged from the dignified h…